Dilophosaurus
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| Dilophosaurus Temporal range: Lower Jurassic |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Infraorder: | Ceratosauria |
| Superfamily: | Coelophysoidea |
| Family: | Dilophosauridae |
| Genus: | Dilophosaurus Welles, 1970 |
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Dilophosaurus (meaning 'double-crested lizard') was a huge dinosaur from 200 million years ago. It has a small relative named Coelophysis. Dilophosaurus was shown in the movie When Dinosaurs Roamed America scaring off a pack of Megapnosaurus and eating an Anchisaurus.
Diet [change]
Dilophosaurus ate lizards. It was a meat-eater. [1]
References [change]
- ↑ Willis, Paul (2003). "Reader's Digest Pathfinders" Marvels of Nature. Australia: Reader's Digest Children's Books. ISBN 0-7944-0351-4.
