Epanterias
| Epanterias Temporal range: Late Jurassic
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| Genus: | Epanterias Cope, 1878
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E. amplexus Cope, 1878 (type) | |
Epanterias is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian-age Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Colorado. It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878. The type species is Epanterias amplexus.[1] This genus is based on what is now AMNH 5767, parts of three vertebrae, a coracoid, and a metatarsal.[2] Although Cope thought it was a sauropod,[1] it was later shown to be a theropod.[2] Gregory S. Paul reassessed the material as pertaining to a large species of Allosaurus in 1988 (Allosaurus amplexus),[3] and other authors have gone further with the comparison and considered E. amplexus simply a large individual of Allosaurus fragilis.[4] This genus is known for its size, estimated as measuring 12.1 meters in length (39.7 ft) — nearly as large as Tyrannosaurus.[5]
References
- ^ a b Cope, Edward Drinker (1878). "A new opisthocoelous dinosaur". American Naturalist. 12 (6): 406. doi:10.1086/272127.
- ^ a b Osborn, Henry Fairfield (1921). "Camarasaurus, Amphicoelias, and other sauropods of Cope". Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, New Series. 3 (3): 247–387.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Paul, Gregory S. (1988). "Genus Allosaurus". Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 307–313. ISBN 0-671-61946-2.
- ^ Holtz, Thomas R., Jr. (2004). Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.) (ed.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 71–110. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
{{cite book}}:|editor=has generic name (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mortimer, Mickey (2003-07-21). "And the Largest Theropod Is..." The Dinosaur Mailing List. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
External links
- Epanterias in The Dinosaur Encyclopedia, at Dino Russ's Lair.
