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sharp-clawed runner
Alioramus
Say it like this: “AL-ee-o-RAY-mus”
Alioramus remotus
Alioramus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Mongolia.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 1976 · Kurzanov, S. M.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 5–6 m · 16–20 ft
- Weight
- 385–700 kg · 849–1,543 lb
- Found in
- Mongolia · Nemegt
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Tyrannosaurinae
The story in short
The genus Alioramus dates to 1976, the year S. M. Kurzanov described it. The name means “different branch.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Mongolia, including the Nemegt Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Alioramus at a length near 5–6 m and a body mass around 385–700 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Tyrannosaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
This entry is the whole genus. The type species is Alioramus remotus. Other named species include Alioramus altai.
Other species with this name
- Alioramus remotus
- Alioramus altai
Close relatives
Asiatyrannus
Asiatyrannus xui
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus torosus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Dynamoterror
Dynamoterror dynastes
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago