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Dilophosaurus (/ d aɪ ˌ l oʊ f ə ˈ s ɔːr ə s,-f oʊ-/ [1] dy-LOH-fə-SOR-əs, -foh-) is a genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now North America during the Early Jurassic, about 186 million years ago. Three skeletons were discovered in northern Arizona in 1940, and the two best preserved were collected in 1942.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Extinct superfamily of dinosaurs Coelophysoids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, 227–183 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Mounted skeleton of Coelophysis bauri, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum ...
Dilophosaurus was popularized by its film appearance in Jurassic Park, [149] [159] but is considered the most fictionalized dinosaur in the film. [ 31 ] [ 153 ] Horner, in 2013, described Dilophosaurus as a good dinosaur to "make a fictional character out of, because I think two specimens are known, and both of them are really crappy.
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Because of its unique appearance and behaviour, the creature has often been used in media. In Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus was portrayed with a similar neck frill that rose when attacking. [16] Its image has been used in the 1994 LGBT-themed film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. [37]
Tetanurae (/ˌtɛtəˈnjuːriː/ or "stiff tails") is a clade that includes most theropod dinosaurs, including megalosauroids, allosauroids, and coelurosaurs (which includes tyrannosauroids, ornithomimosaurs, compsognathids and maniraptorans, the latter including living birds). [1]
Aristosuchus is a genus of small coelurosaurian dinosaur whose name was derived from the Greek ἄριστος (meaning bravest, best, noblest) and σουχος (the Ancient Greek corruption of the name of the Egyptian crocodile-headed god Sobek).
Coelurus (/ s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ə s / si-LURE-əs) is a genus of coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (mid-late Kimmeridgian faunal stage, 155–152 million years ago).). The name means "hollow tail", referring to its hollow tail vertebrae (Greek κοῖλος, koilos = hollow + οὐρά, oura = t