Cryolophosaurus
E925022
Cryolophosaurus is a large, early Jurassic theropod dinosaur from Antarctica, notable for the distinctive, backward-swept crest on its head.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cryolophosaurus ellioti | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodyLength |
about 21 feet
ⓘ
about 6.5 meters ⓘ |
| clade | Tetanurae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
early ornithischian dinosaurs
ⓘ
early sauropodomorph dinosaurs ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy |
William J. Hickerson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William R. Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Mount Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1991 ⓘ |
| distinguishingCharacter |
expanded lacrimal and nasal bones forming crest
ⓘ
large maxillary fenestra ⓘ relatively long skull ⓘ |
| era | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| estimatedMass |
about 1,025 pounds
ⓘ
about 465 kilograms ⓘ |
| family | Dilophosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLargeTheropodFrom | Antarctica GENERATED ⓘ |
| formation | Hanson Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilType | partial skeleton ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Pliensbachian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinemurian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeCatalogNumber | FMNH PR1821 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holotypeRepository | Field Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedBefore | about 190 million years ago ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | cold crest lizard ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
backward-swept cranial crest
ⓘ
transverse crest above the eyes ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment |
Antarctic high-latitude ecosystem
ⓘ
forested, volcanically active region ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Cryolophosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | paleontology ⓘ |
| significance | evidence of diverse Early Jurassic Antarctic dinosaur fauna ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Early Jurassic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Cryolophosaurus ellioti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.