Saurophaganax maximus

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Name: Saurophaganax maximus
Length: 10.5-11.5 meters
Mass: 3-4 tons
When: Late Jurassic, Titonian, 150-147 mya
Where: North America
Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Saurischia, Theropoda, Allosauria, Allosauridae, Saurophaganax, Saurophaganax maximus

Saurophaganax maximus is a kind of Theropods carnosaurs lived in what is now North America about 150 million years ago. It is probably the largest known Allosauridae, with known examples that testify to a length of 10-11 meters and a weight of 3-4 tons. It is unclear whether this animal it is a separate kind or just a big Allosaurus, as suggested by Stovall, but recent research seems to show that it is a kind Saurophaganax valid. Many sources claim that this dinosaur was 15 meters long - in fact, this estimate was released by Ray shortly after the discovery of this dinosaur, and really do not know the methodology of the estimate, therefore, remains an inconclusive result. An estimate of a bit lower than 14 meters has been said by Chure, but also in this case the method is not known. Thus, the figure of 10-11 meters is the most reliable for the moment. This dinosaur was originally known with the name of Saurophagus, but since the name had already been occupied by a family of birds, the tyrants flycatcher, the name was changed.

[theropod]

14m was a rough figure, the metod was comparing leg lenght's, but it bases on a disproportionate tail while actually the animal wasn't that big, only a little bit bigger than the largest A. fragilis.

15m was miscited very often, but Stovalls actual figure was short of 13m.


The femur often mentioned may not be the largest specimen tough, there's a humerus, OMNH 1935, measuring 49-55cm according to various studies, which could indicate sizes between 11 and 13m. There is no new data, but tons of contradictive scalebars.

[gigadino96]

I know, in fact I used the average (11 + 13 / 2 = 12).