Saurophaganax (name meaning "lord of lizard-eaters") is a genus of allosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period.
Facts[]
Saurophaganax was one the largest Jurassic theropods to ever exist, measuring in at 12 meters in length. Compared to contemporary theropods, such as Allosaurus, it was easily outclassed them in terms of size and weight. Due to its similarity to Allosaurus, some scientists have suggested that Saurophaganax is a large species of Allosaurus.
In Planet Dinosaur[]
Fight for Life[]
Saurophaganax was briefly seen confronting an Allosaurus after the latter took down Camptosaurus. The Allosaurus stood its ground and tried to defend its kill, but after the Saurophaganax bit its head, the Allosaurus was forced to back down, allowing the Saurophaganax to steal its kill.
Trivia[]
- Saurophagonax reuses the Allosaurus model used in the show, though it is much larger and sports a different color scheme.
- In the Planet Dinosaur companion book, the Saurophaganax color scheme is used for the Allosaurus render used seen on the Allosaurus page.
- Planet Dinosaur is the first time Saurophaganax appeared in any sort of media following its appearance in the 2008 anime, Dinosaur King.
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