Big Al

Big Al is a Local Adelaide Comedian

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Big Al is the name of an Allosaurus, a large carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic period, around 145 million years ago.

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Allosaurus - Carnivorous - Dinosaur - Late - Jurassic

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"Big Al" is the name given to a real Allosaurus fragilis skeleton which was found near Howe Quarry in the Morrison Formation of North America in 1991. The skeleton was unusually well preserved — over 95 percent of his bones were found — and they were all in the same positions as when he had died. He measured about 8 meters (26 feet) in length. Nineteen bones were broken or showed signs of infection, which probably contributed to Big Al's death. This completeness of his skeleton gave Big Al his name. In fact, in terms of size he wasn't big at all — he wasn't even fully grown.

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Skeleton - Howe Quarry - Morrison Formation - North America - 1991 - Meter - Feet - Infection

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He was featured in the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs series, in the "Ballad of Big Al."

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BBC - Walking with Dinosaurs

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"Big AL" is the name of The University of Alabama.

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