Altispinax
genus of reptiles (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Altispinax (meaning "with high spines") is an predatory theropod dinosaur that lived near Sussex, England. It lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 137 million years ago. It was closely related to Becklespinax, another dinosaur from Sussex.[1][2]
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Altispinax | |
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Holotype (NHMUK R1828) illustrated c. 1850s | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Infraorder: | †Carnosauria |
Genus: | †Altispinax von Huene, 1923 |
Species: | †A. dunkeri |
Binomial name | |
Altispinax dunkeri von Huene, 1923 | |
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