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Dinosaurs

Cryolophosaurus

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Cryolophosaurus ellioti

Cryolophosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Large theropod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

frozen crested lizard

Length

8m

Weight

500kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Carnosauria, Cryolophosaurus
Found In
Antarctica
Range
189-183 mya
Diet
Carnivorous
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Cryolophosaurus is one of the earliest meat-eating dinosaurs found so far. It lived in what is now Antarctica and had a small curved crest on the top of its head.
Alternate Names