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.

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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