Very little is known about Alioramus; only a partial skull and foot bone have been discovered.
It was long considered by many palaeontologists to be a juvenile Tyrannosaur but the four small bony crests on its snout indicate that Alioramus belongs to a different genus but is closely related to the larger Tarbosaurus.
Bio Facts
- Pronounced: al-ee-owe-ray-muss
- Means: Other branch
- Where: Asia (Mongolia)
- When: Late Cretaceous
- Diet: Carnivorous
- Size of Adult: 20 ft (6 m) long
- Size of Animatronic Model: L 21 ft (6.41 m), H 6 ft 10 in (2.09 m)*
* includes height of steel base