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briankroesch — Baby Acrocanthosaurus atokensi
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Description
TYPE SPECIES: A. atokensis, Stovall & Langston, 1950OTHER SPECIES: A. altispinax, Paul, 1988=Becklespinax altispinax
SYNONYMS: none
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CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Carnosauria
Allosauridae
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LENGTH: 8-12 meters (26-39 feet)
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TIME PERIOD: Aptian to Albian (Mid-Cretaceous)
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LOCATION: Midwest States of the USA & possibly Maryland
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ABOUT: This large theropod had elongated vertebral spines that may have formed a hump on its back, possibly to store nutrients (like a camel's hump) or to make it look bigger.
Drawn by Brian Roesch.
