Antrodemus

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A type of meat-eating dinosaur from North America in the Late Jurassic

proper noun
/ˌæntrəˈdiːməs/

Archaic

: Antrodemus

For many years, paleontologists debated whether Antrodemus was distinct from Allosaurus.

Examples

The fossil remains of Antrodemus were discovered in Colorado in the 19th century.
Scientists believe that Antrodemus was a fast predator.
The classification of Antrodemus has influenced our understanding of Jurassic theropods.
The Antrodemus fossils were discovered in Wyoming.
For many years, paleontologists debated whether Antrodemus was distinct from Allosaurus.
The fossil remains of Antrodemus were discovered in Colorado in the 19th century.
Scientists believe that Antrodemus was a fast predator.

Synonyms

Allosaurus

vsAntrodemus

Specialized

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A large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in North America long ago

is an older name now treated as the same genus

Surface Forms

Antrodemus main

Etymology

Antrodemus is a scientific name built from Greek parts antron 'cave' and -demus 'people' or 'district'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'cave-dweller', an image that fits a big fossil predator found in old rocks and once named as its own dinosaur genus, now usually linked to Allosaurus.