Timeline of Allosaurid research

Timeline of Allosaurid research is a timeline focusing on the Allosauridae. The Allosauridae is a family of theropod dinosaurs including Allosaurus and other similar dinosaurs. This article is a timeline focusing on Allosaurids.

1870

 * 1) The new species known as Antrodemus valens is described in 1870.

1877

 * 1) A new genus is described, and is given the name Allosaurus.

1878

 * 1) A new genu is described and is given the name Creosaurus
 * 2) A new species is described, and is named Allosaurus amplexus.
 * 3) Recent studies showed Allosaurus amplexus is actually a new genus, so they gave it the name Epanterias.

1879

 * 1) A new genus is described, and is named Labrosaurus.

1950

 * 1) A new species is discovered and is named Surophagus maximus.
 * 2) Surophagus maximus is then changed into the name Allosaurus maximus as the name is already used for another Animal.
 * 3) Allosaurus maximus's name is now changed into a new genus. Because of this, it was now called Saurophaganax''

1990

 * 1) A new Allosaurid species is given the name Madsenius. However it wasn't described yet.

1997

 * 1) A new genus is given the name Wyomingraptor. However, just like Madsenius, it wasn't a described species.

2016

 * 1) Recently a dinosaur trackway was found in Columbia. One of them was believed to be Allosaurus or a similar theropod.