Dilophosaurus
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Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dilophosaurus wetherilli