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Altispinax
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 140–133Ma
Becklespinax.jpg
Holotype (NHMUK R1828) illustrated c. 1850s
Scientific classification
Genus:
Altispinax
Species:
dunkeri
Synonyms
  • Acrocanthosaurus altispinax Paul, 1988
  • Altispinax altispinax Paul, 1988
  • Altispinax lydekkerhueneorum Pickering, 1995
  • Becklespinax altispinax Paul, 1988

Becklespinax is a genus of large predatory theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of England. It was found in Sussex, England and lived alongside the related Altispinax.

Images for kids

  • Humped Megalosaurus

    Von Meyer's restoration of Megalosaurus with long neural spines

  • Cfr Altispinax dunkeri

    Foot claw (specimen BMNH 2482) provisionally referred to Altispinax by von Huene in 1926. Natural History Museum, London.

  • Altispinax dunkeri by Paleogeek

    Altispinax reconstructed after Concavenator, based on Darren Naish's blog post.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Altispinax dunkeri para niños

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