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Alioramus

Alioramus

Pronunciation:
al-ee-oh-ray-mus
Name meaning:
'other [evolutionary] branch'
Alioramus
large theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
6.0m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 71-65 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

The skull of this dinosaur shows small bumps near the nose.

Alioramus milieu

© Andrey Atuchin

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Tyrannosauroidea
Named by:
Kurzanov (1976)
Type species:
remotus

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