Torvosaurus was a large megalosaurid theropod from the Late Jurassic between 153 and 148 million years ago in Colorado and Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were two types of recognized species, Torvosaurus tanneri and Torvosaurus gurneyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When another was found, it was one of the largest carnivores ever discovered. The Jurassic theropods, both T. tanneri and T. gurneyi, were large bipedal carnivores, which grew 10 meters in length along with Epanterias and Saurophaganax. They weighed between 2.5 and 5 tons. Torvosaurus had more than 11 teeth in the upper jaw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torvosaurus gurneyi had been one of the main predators in Portugal. It may differ in number of teeth, size and shape; it had fewer teeth than T. tanneri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torvosaurus appeared to have thicker teeth, while others had fine, blade-like teeth, which may suggest it had a more powerful bite force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Above the Torvosaurus' nostrils it had an elongated, narrow snout with a crease and a long, narrow skull used to repeatedly bite larger herbivores. It had long, muscular legs and medium-sized arms, good for grasping and holding prey. It had a stiff tail in the vertical plane with tall, broad neural spines in view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torvosaurus comes from the Latin word torvus, meaning \"wild\", and the Greek word sauros (\u03c3\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2), meaning \"lizard\".
Torvosaurus was a large megalosaurid theropod from the Late Jurassic Lourinh\u00e3 and Morrison formations between 153 and 148 million years ago in Colorado and Portugal.\u00a0
It was one of the largest known carnivores in the Jurassic, both for T. tanneri and T. gurneyi, large bipedal carnivores, which could grow 10 meters in length along with Epanterias and Saurophaganax. It weighed between 2.5 and 5 tons. Torvosaurus has more than 11 teeth in the upper jaw.\u00a0