Dilophosauridae
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Dilophosauridae is a family of early Jurassic theropod dinosaurs characterized by lightly built, bipedal predators with distinctive cranial crests.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur family
ⓘ
theropod clade ⓘ |
| approximateLength | up to about 7 meters in large species ⓘ |
| approximateMass | up to about 400 to 500 kilograms in large species ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | lightly built theropod ⓘ |
| clade | Neotheropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dracovenator regenti NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinosaurus triassicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zupaysaurus rougieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestFunctionHypothesis |
sexual selection
ⓘ
species recognition ⓘ visual display ⓘ |
| diagnosticFeature |
bipedal posture
ⓘ
elongate vertebrae ⓘ gracile limb proportions ⓘ large external nares ⓘ lightly built skull ⓘ paired cranial crests ⓘ relatively long neck ⓘ subnarial gap in upper jaw in some members ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| earliestStage | Hettangian ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | medium to large predator ⓘ |
| fossilDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | approximately 201 to 183 million years ago ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Averostra (in some phylogenies, as stem-group)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stem-averostran neotheropods ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| latestStage | Pliensbachian ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dilophosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomenclatureSuffix | -idae ⓘ |
| notableLocality | Kayenta Formation, Arizona, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleobiology | active terrestrial predators ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Early Jurassic ⓘ |
| theropodGroup | early branching theropods ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Dilophosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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