UMary Allen
I-Allosaurus yayiyi-dinosaur ethathwa njengenye yezilwane ezidla inyama ezinkulu kakhulu zesikhathi sayo. Igama elithi Allosaurus livela kwelesiGrikhi futhi lisho “isibankwa esihlukile”. Kuze kube namuhla akuqondakali ukuthi yayidla inyama efile, okungukuthi, izilwane ezazivele zifile, noma yayizingela futhi izingela izilwane ngamaphakethe. Nokho, kuye kwatholakala amathambo avela kumathambo e-Allosaurus, okusikisela ukuthi kwakuyisilwane esizingelayo. I-Allosaurus cishe nayo yadla izinhlobo ezincane zama-dinosaurs.
Ama-allosaur aphila emhlabeni iminyaka eyizigidi eziyi-10. Nokho, lesi sikhathi sasiyiminyaka engaba yizigidi ezingu-150 edlule. Angaba amamitha ayishumi nambili ubude futhi anesisindo samathani amaningana. Babehamba ngemilenze emibili futhi babe nomsila omkhulu ababewusebenzisa ukulinganisa.
I-Allosaurus iyabonakala ngemilenze yayo yangemuva enamandla nezingalo nentamo yayo egobeka kakhulu. Njengoshaka, amazinyo alo abukhali kakhulu abelokhu ekhula njalo uma bewalahlekele ekulweni, isibonelo.
Ama-allosaur ayesekhaya ezindaweni ezivulekile nezomile ezinemifula emikhulu. Amathambo aphelele e-Allosaurus angabukwa eJalimane kuMnyuziyamu waseSenckenberg eFrankfurt am Main noma kuMnyuziyamu Womlando Wemvelo eBerlin. EBerlin iyikhophi yesilwane esitholakala e-USA.