Allosaurus is a large carnivore that has been featured in Ray Harryhausen's work. Allosaurus in the film One Million Years B.C. is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs from the film. The Allosaurus with incredible detailed skin, is covered in scales, bumps, ridges, and reptile like patterns around the mouth and eyes, was one of the most notable dinosaurs from the film, along with the Pteranodon.
Description
The Allosaurus has a unique skin pigment from brownish, purplish, to even greenish at times, with incredibly detailed skin, ridges around its mouth and eyes, similar to geckos or iguanas, and reptile-like scales and bumps covering its body. The Allosaurus stood some between 9 to 34 feet tall upright with its tail dragging on the ground (however it wasn't in this position for the whole movie) like a T. rex.
Behavior
One Million Years B.C.
In the film, the Allosaurus was one of the three major predators seen, with the others being the Ceratosaurus, Pteranodon, and Giant Iguana. Allosaurus would also hunt smaller prey such as humans.
In the film the Allosaurus attacked The Shell Tribe. The Allosaurus was very aggressive and agile, and wasn't afraid of any human attack, making him very hard to kill. However, Tumak, a caveman, did kill the beasts, however it took many tries and a pole to finally kill the Allosaurus.
The Valley of Gwangi
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Appearances
- Evolution of the World (1940, unrealized project)
- One Million Years B.C. (1966)
- The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Trivia
- The Allosaurus bears a resemblance to the Tyrannosaurus rex in The Animal World, hinting that it may have used the armature from that film.
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