Allosaurus
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Allosaurus is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs which lived in the United States and Europe during the Late Jurassic Period.
After its discovery, Allosaurus remained extremely popular for a long time, appearing in numerous books and films. Two of its the most famous appearances include appearances in The Lost World (1925) and King Kong (1933). It is usually depicted as a fast and dangerous predator, as it most likely was in real life.
Name
The name "Allosaurus" means "different lizard" and is a combination of two Greek words — ἄλλος (allos, meaning "different") and σαῦρος (sauros, meaning "lizard").
The theropod dinosaur from the 1933 film King Kong was not named on-screen, although it was called simply a "Meat-Eater" in its screenplay and 1932 novelization as well. Though Willis O'Brien and Marcel Delgado referred to the Meat-Eater as a Tyrannosaurus rex, Merian C. Cooper called it an Allosaurus. The Meat-Eater was also referred to as simply an allosaur in Kong Reborn, Russell Blackford's 2005 sequel to the 1932 novelization, which means that, although it may not be an Allosaurus, it is a member of the clade Allosauridae.
History
The Lost World
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An Allosaurus is first seen in this film battling a Trachodon, with the battle ending after the Allosaurus grabbed the Trachodon and ripped out its throat, with the carcass falling into a bog. It then battles a Triceratops protecting its young, but retreats after the Triceratops stabs the Allosaurus with one of its horns. It then encounters the camp where the researchers are staying on the plateau, but is repelled by guns and a torch being thrown into its mouth. It finally proceeds to battle an Agathaumas, but is killed when the Agathaumas gores it with its nose horn.
Another Allosaurus is later seen fighting a Brontosaurus, with the outcome of the Brontosaurus falling off the cliff edge of the plateau after the Brontosaurus grabbed the throat of the Allosaurus. After this, the Allosaurus simply walked away.
King Kong
- Main article: Meat-Eater.
King Kong Escapes
- Main article: Gorosaurus.
Books
- Anthony Browne's King Kong (1994)
Anthony Browne's King Kong
TBA
Trivia
- In the 1996 script for Peter Jackson's King Kong film, which would eventually be replaced by the 2005 King Kong film, King Kong would battle a group of allosaurs, likely based on Merian C. Cooper's identification of the Meat-Eater as an Allosaurus. A similar concept would be carried into the 2005 film, but instead, Kong fights a group of Vastatosaurus rex, which were descendants of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Related characters
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References
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