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Today, we have a new drawing of Allosaurus.
Allosaurus Close-Up
It has been a while since I posted one of my dinosaur drawings. So today I drew one of my favorite Theropods, Allosaurus. Allosaurus was an extremely successful genus of large predatory or Theropod dinosaurs. They grew up to 40 feet long. Although similar to a T. rex, Allosaurus lived in the Jurassic Period around 155-145 million years ago. T. rex appeared 72 million years ago in the late Cretaceous Period. So, these two dinosaurs were separated in time by 73 million years. Therefore, Tyrannosaurus lived closer to OUR time than it did to Allosaurus. Isn't that interesting?
Allosaurus was a top predator, although there were a few other Theropods, like Torvosaurus. Allosaurs mostly were around 2500 lbs; however, some may have grown up to 4500 lbs. This was significantly lighter than T. rex. But again, T. rex never ran into an Allosaurus.
On this close-up drawing, notice that you can see the marks of the fenestra in the skull. These fenestra were holes in the skull that made the skull lighter and gave powerful muscles places to attach. Allosaurus had a smaller skull than T. rex, and it had much larger and more useful arms with three deadly claws for grappling with prey.
Many modern reptiles have stripes or spots, so I gave this Allosaurus spots. The small dinosaur in the background is a Dryosaurus and it has stripes. It was a small herbivore Iguanodont with a weight of only 175-200 lbs.
NOTE: This drawing is available in printable form by clicking on the "Paleontology" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic" section. Click on the title and you can print the coloring page that I drew today just for you. Have fun coloring!
