Epanterias

E948224

Epanterias is a dubious genus of large theropod dinosaur, likely representing a big specimen of Allosaurus from the Late Jurassic of North America.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Epanterias amplexus 2
Epanterias canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf allosauroid
dubious dinosaur genus
theropod dinosaur
clade Avetheropoda
Tetanurae
class Reptilia
diet carnivorous
family Allosauridae
fossilRange Mesozoic
fossilStatus known from fragmentary remains
foundInContinent North America
geologicalAge Kimmeridgian–Tithonian
kingdom Animalia
likelyRepresents large specimen of Allosaurus
likelySynonymOf Allosaurus
livedIn Morrison Formation region
linked to: Morrison Formation
locomotion bipedal
namedBy Edward Drinker Cope
order Saurischia
originallyDescribedAs Epanterias amplexus
linked to: Epanterias
paleobiogeography western North America
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Allosaurus fragilis
linked to: Allosaurus
sizeClass large theropod
suborder Theropoda
superorder Dinosauria
taxonomicStatus nomen dubium
taxonRank genus
temporalRange Late Jurassic
typeSpecies Epanterias amplexus
linked to: Epanterias
yearDescribed 1878

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Allosauridae includesTaxon Epanterias
Epanterias originallyDescribedAs Epanterias amplexus
linked to: Epanterias
Epanterias typeSpecies Epanterias amplexus
linked to: Epanterias