Acrocanthosaurus
Given its name (meaning "high-spined lizard") because of the unusually high spines on many of its vertebrae. A bipedal carnivore, it had a large, 4 to 5 feet long head with many thin, serrated teeth.
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| Length | Up to 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Weight | Up to 2.4 metric tons |
| Period | Early Cretaceous |
| Location | Southwest United States |


