Allosaurus

Allosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

DietCarnivore
HabitatTerrestrial
EraLate Jurassic
FamilyAllosauridae
GenusAllosaurus
Bio GroupLarge Carnivore

Size

Height (m)4
Length (m)12
Weight (kg)2,300

Rating

Base Appeal152
Appeal (Per $1MM)81.2
Appeal (Per Hectare)59.4
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)
Allosaurus
Median

Stats

Lifespan46 - 72
Resilience41
Attack107
Defence33
Medical Dart Resistance123
Sedative Resistance123
Poison Resistance150

Environmental Needs

Comfort threshold80%
Grassland (m2)1890074%
Forest (m2)670026%

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group1 - 1
Ideal Population0 - 16

Unlock requirements

Unlocked by research in a Science Center

Incubation

Duration07:31 - 08:20
Cost1,873,000

Disease

ImmuneBracken Poisoning
SusceptibleCampylobacter

Description

Allosaurus was a large theropod dinosaur. An unusually large number of fossil specimens makes the Allosaurus one of the best studied dinosaurs of all time. Its name means “different lizard”.Notable features of the Allosaurus are a very strong skull and the ability to open its jaws extremely wide. It had a relatively weak bite force, unlike the largest theropods.

Discovery

The first incomplete Allosaurus fossils were discovered in 1869. Major operations in the 1960s then uncovered over 45 specimens at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.

Paleoecology

The Morrison Formation is a semiarid flat floodplain. Life would have been supported by river-lining ferns and conifer forests throughout both wet and dry seasons. Allosaurus existed at the same time as other large theropods, each appearing to fill a different ecological niche.