genus · 1 represented species
Dilophosaurus is a dinosaur genus represented here by Dilophosaurus wetherilli.
Definition
Dilophosaurus is a dinosaur genus represented here by Dilophosaurus wetherilli.
A clade contains an ancestor and all of its descendants. The exact membership of Dilophosaurus can differ between published analyses, particularly where fossils are incomplete or character interpretations change.
Name meaning: Reliable information is currently unavailable.
Branch structure
Representative taxa
A large Early Jurassic predator from Navajo Nation lands in Arizona, distinguished by two thin crests built from several skull bones. It was far larger and more powerfully constructed than its small, venom-spitting film counterpart—and no fossil supports either venom or a neck frill.
Distribution
United States
Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.
No specific uncertainty note is currently recorded. This does not mean every interpretation is settled.
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