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Clade
Subclade Archosauria: Avemetatarsalia to Neornithes 
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Taxon Allosaurinae 
Nominal Author Marsh 1878 
2° Nominal Author Paul 1988 
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Potential Synonomy Carnosauria 
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Taxonomic Content stem (entirely extinct)
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Rejection Criteria junior synonym
historically polyphyletic
incomplete definition
no definition
apomorphy-based
redundant
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Critique Paul (1988) used this taxon for an assemblage of genera that most would agree today are a disparate lot, including Allosaurus, Chilantaisaurus, Indosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus and Bahairiasaurus. No phylogenetic definition has been proposed. 
 
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Additional Definitional History: None Available