Torvosaurus tanneri

Artwork depicting a Torvosaurus dinosaur

NPS/Bob Walters Tess Kissinger

 
Torvosaurus tanneri is a species of theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America. It is known from the Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument from a single bone, the humerus. This upper arm bone is more robust and straighter than its more common contemporary, Allosaurus. Torvosaurus was likely the largest theropod in the Morrison Formation.
 

Last updated: May 23, 2019

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