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When Allosaurus Ruled the West: The Apex Predator of the Jurassic Era

Step into a land ruled by giants and hunters. From forests of cycads and ferns to herds of massive sauropods, the Late Jurassic was a world in balance, until Allosaurus appeared. Explore the life, ...
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Smithsonian's Allosaurus fossil is now the scientific standard for the prehistoric predator

WASHINGTON — A dinosaur fossil at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is celebrating a big achievement for one of its fossils. Its fossilized skeleton of the Jurassic dinosaur ...
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Just Our Type: Smithsonian’s Dinosaur Skeleton Becomes the Scientific Standard for Prehistoric Predator

Displayed in the National Museum of Natural History’s Deep Time Fossil Hall, the Allosaurus Fossil Is Now the Name-Bearing Specimen for the Entire Species Note to editors: Photos of the type specimen ...