Acrocanthosaurus was an Allosauroid dinosaur characterised by prominent spines along the back. This carnivore was discovered in North America and is considered to belong to either the Allosauridae or Carcharodontosauridae. The allosaurids include the genus Allosaurus; the carcharodontosaurids include Giganotosaurus.
Like all allosaurs, Acrocathosaurus is classed as a theropod carnosaur: a large, bipedal meat-eating dinosaur with a lizard-like hip structure. The only named species is A. atokensis. This dinosaur measured about 12 metres from head to tail-tip, and probably weighed about 2.4 tonnes (metric).
I drew this sketch using felt-tip markers, based on reconstructions of this amazing creature.
References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrocanthosaurus
- http://www.naturalsciences.org/funstuff/faqs/acro.html
- http://www.wmnh.com/wmge0000.htm
- http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3061/ - Creation Ministries International FAQ - dinosaurs.
- http://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/home.html - Christian Answers Network Dinosaur Mystery Pages
- http://www.icr.org/article/1065/ - Institute for Creation Research - How do dinosaurs fit with the Bible?
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