How It Works-Book Of Dinosaurs

MOST INCREDIBLE DINOSAURS

Allosaurus

(‘Different lizard’)

Carnivore

Late Jurassic, 155-150 MYA

Found in: North America

Lived in: Semi-arid plains and forests

Dino skill

Allosaurus was able to sniff out its

prey, like Stegosaurus and Diplodocus,

with a keen sense of smell.

Allosaurus

Killer rating: 4/

Speed: 4/

Defence: 4/

Allosaurus’ backward-

facing, 10cm-long teeth

meant that it could

continuously push its

prey further down

its mouth

Fact

Allosaurus skull

This is what the skull of an

Allosaurus looks like

Eyesight

Forward-facing eyes

helped focus on prey

Keeping balance

Its large and terrifying

skull was balanced by

its heavy tail, so that it

didn’t fall forward all

the time

Jaw strength

Its mighty jaws could clamp down

hard on its prey, but not as hard as

an alligator, for example

Claws

Razor-sharp claws

Shorter stride

Their legs weren’t as

long as a Tyrannosaur’s

and they couldn’t run

as fast