Dinosaur
Acrocanthosaurus
Its tall vertebral spines supported an elevation over the neck, back and hips.
Acrocanthosaurus stood out for the high spines on its vertebrae, which raised the profile of the neck and back.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Acrocanthosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Carcharodontosauridae
- Carcharodontosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Utah, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Acrocanthosaurus
It was a large bipedal predator. Remains have been attributed to it from many regions of North America, although some fragmentary finds could belong to other animals and require caution.
Its tall vertebral spines supported an elevation over the neck, back and hips. The extent of its distribution requires caution: a similar bone found far away is not always enough to recognize the same animal. The fragmentary remains are reviewed before a secure attribution is given.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Its tall vertebral spines supported an elevation over the neck, back and hips. The extent of its distribution requires caution: a similar bone found far away is not always enough to recognize the same animal. The fragmentary remains are reviewed before a secure attribution is given.
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- Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
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- Acrocanthosaurus
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- Carcharodontosauridae
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