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Dinosaurs

Dilophosaurus

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Dilophosaurus wetherilli

Dilophosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Small theropod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

two-ridged lizard

Length

6m

Weight

300kg - 450kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea, Dilophosaurus
Found In
USA
Range
199-189 mya
Diet
Carnivorous
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Information
Dilophosaurus was a fast-moving meat-eating dinosaur. A kink in its upper jaw may mean that it ate a certain kind of food, or attacked by gripping and holding on to prey – modern crocodiles have a similar kink.
Alternate Names