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| More Dinosaur Fact Sheets | EnchantedLearning.com Cryolophosaurus Fact Sheet |
Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Cryolophosaurus means "frozen-crested lizard" Pronounced - cry-o-LOF-o-SAWR-us Named By - William R. Hammer and William J. Hickerson When Named - 1994 |
| DIET: | Carnivore (meat-eater) - it ate plant-eating dinosaurs, like prosauropods |
| SIZE: | Length - 20 ft (6 m) long Height - 5 ft (1.5 m) tall at the hips Weight - 1,160 pounds (525 kg) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Early Jurassic period, about 196-190 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Antarctica. |
| FOSSILS: | A partial fossil was found, including a partial skull. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Cryolophosaurus had a forward-facing crest on its head. It is also known (informally) as Elvisaurus, due to the crest's likeness to Elvis Presley's hairdo. The Antarctic, where Cryolophosaurus was found, was warmer when Cryolophosaurus lived than it is now - during the Jurassic period, the Antarctic was closer to the equator and part of a larger continent - plus, the climate in general was warmer. |
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