TheropodaMegalosauroideaTorvosaurus

Torvosaurus tanneri

Torvosaurus tanneri skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~8 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Torvosaurus tanneri Galton & Jensen, 1979
Reconstructed length
~8.1 m (27 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2010, revised 2019
Clade
  1. Theropoda
  2. Tetanurae
  3. Megalosauroidea

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A large megalosauroid theropod from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of the western United States, around 8 meters long. Torvosaurus was among the biggest predators of its ecosystem, equipped with large recurved teeth and robust arms.

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The evidence

What the specimen actually preserves

Known skeletal material of Torvosaurus tanneri: preserved elements shown in white against a black body silhouette.
Known material: elements preserved in the specimen are shown in white; unpreserved regions are left as black silhouette. Drawn 2010, revised 2019

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