Marshosaurus

Name: Marshosaurus

Pronounced: Marsh-o-sore-us

Meaning: Marsh's lizard

Type: Large Theropod

Length: 5 - 6 meters long

Diet: Carnivore

Period: Late Jurassic

Years: 154-142 million years ago

Location: USA

Description: Marshosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago. It is known from a single partial skeleton found in the Morrison Formation in Wyoming, United States. Marshosaurus was a medium-sized theropod, with an estimated length of around 6 meters (20 feet). It had a long, narrow skull with large, sharp teeth, and its legs were long and slender, with three toes ending in sharp claws. Marshosaurus is classified as a member of the Allosauroidea, a group of large, carnivorous theropods that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It is thought to have been a scavenger or an ambush predator, hunting smaller dinosaurs or feeding on carrion. Despite its limited fossil record, Marshosaurus is an important dinosaur for understanding the evolution and diversity of the Allosauroidea.

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