Department of Geology and Geophysics
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3006
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-2646
Email: geolmus@uwyo.edu
Allosaurus was the most common large carnivore of the Late Jurassic in North America. It was a smaller predecessor of the Cretaceous Tyrannosaurus.
Apatosaurus belongs to a group of dinosaurs called the sauropods. These herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaurs consists of the largest animals that ever lived on land.
Diatryma was first discovered in Wyoming by E. D. Cope in 1876. Diatryma was a fierce carnivore.
Stegosaurus was an unusual-looking herbivorous dinosaur found in the Morrison Formation of the Rocky Mountain west.
Tyrannosaurus rex was the largest carnivorous dinosaur that lived in North America. It may have been an active hunter, but it also was a likely scavenger as well.
Department of Geology and Geophysics
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3006
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-2646
Email: geolmus@uwyo.edu