Dilophosaurus

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Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dilophosaurus canonical 3
Dilophosaurus wetherilli 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf prehistoric animal
theropod dinosaur
clade Dinosauria
coexistedWith crocodylomorphs
early mammals
early ornithischian dinosaurs
early sauropodomorph dinosaurs
describedBy Samuel Paul Welles
diet carnivorous
ecologicalRole large predator
estimatedLength about 6 to 7 meters
estimatedMass about 300 to 500 kilograms
family Dilophosauridae
fictionalTraitsInJurassicPark neck frill
small body size
venom spitting
formation Kayenta Formation
fossilsFoundIn Arizona
Navajo Nation
foundIn North America
geologicalPeriod Early Jurassic
hasAnatomicalFeature hollow cranial crests
large external nares
long tail
paired cranial crests
relatively light skull
sharp serrated teeth
three-fingered hands
holotypeRepository University of California Museum of Paleontology
holotypeSpecimenFound near Tuba City, Arizona
kingdom Animalia
livedDuring Pliensbachian
surface form: Pliensbachian age

Pliensbachian
surface form: Sinemurian age
locomotion bipedal
nameMeaning two-crested lizard
notableFor distinctive paired head crests
one of the earliest large theropods
order Saurischia
phylum Chordata
popularCultureDepiction Jurassic Park
surface form: Jurassic Park film franchise

Jurassic Park novel
relatedTo Coelophysis
Cryolophosaurus
scientificAccuracyOfFrill no evidence of neck frill
scientificAccuracyOfVenom no evidence of venom
suborder Theropoda
taxonRank genus
temporalRange approximately 183 million years ago
approximately 193 million years ago
typeSpecies Dilophosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dilophosaurus wetherilli
yearDescribed 1954

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurassic Park notableSpecies Dilophosaurus
Theropoda includes Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus typeSpecies Dilophosaurus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dilophosaurus wetherilli
Neotheropoda hasMember Dilophosaurus