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- What does the name Cryolophosaurus mean?
- What family is Cryolophosaurus?
- Is Cryolophosaurus a real dinosaur?
- What did the Cryolophosaurus look like?
- Did Cryolophosaurus live in Australia?
- What's the spitting dinosaur in Jurassic Park?
- How do you tame a Cryolophosaurus in Ark?
- Is Cryolophosaurus a carnivore?
- What dinosaurs had 500 teeth?
- Why does Cryolophosaurus have crest?
- What is the name of the quarry T Tanneri was discovered in?
- What did Coelophysis look like?
- What other fossils were found in Antarctica?
What does the name Cryolophosaurus mean?
Kirkpatrick. The name Cryolophosaurus ellioti is derived from the Greek words κρυος (meaning 'cold' or 'frozen', in reference to its discovery in Antarctica), λοφος (meaning 'crest') and σαυρος (meaning 'lizard'), thus "cold crest lizard". ... ellioti, after David Elliot, who had made the initial discovery of the fossils.
What family is Cryolophosaurus?
Family Carnosauria - (Cryolophosaurus is the oldest-known carnosaur) Genus Cryolophosaurus. Species C. elliotti (type species named by Hammer and Hickerson, 1994)
Is Cryolophosaurus a real dinosaur?
Cryolophosaurus is one of the earliest meat-eating dinosaurs found so far. It lived in what is now Antarctica and had a small curved crest on the top of its head.
What did the Cryolophosaurus look like?
The most distinctive feature of Cryolophosaurus was the single crest atop its head, which didn't run front-to-back (as on Dilophosaurus and other crested dinosaurs) but side-to-side, like a 1950's pompadour. That's why this dinosaur is affectionately known to paleontologists as "Elvisaurus," after singer Elvis Presley.
Did Cryolophosaurus live in Australia?
Cryolophosaurus fossils were found at Mount Kirkpatrick, located only 600 km from the present-day South Pole. ... With the break-up of Gondwana, Allosaurus and Cryolophosaurus parted company, as Australia drifted northward toward the equator and Antarctica drifted southward to the South Pole.
What's the spitting dinosaur in Jurassic Park?
The poison-spitting dinosaur reconstructed in Jurassic Park is Dilophosaurus. At the time the movie was produced, there was no evidence that this or any other dinosaur spat poison or had poisonous saliva of any kind.
How do you tame a Cryolophosaurus in Ark?
To tame a Cryolophosaurus, one must shoot directly at its mouth when it is breathing its frost breath. When this happens, the Cryolophosaurus's breath will backfire and freeze the Cryolophosaurus instead, allowing a survivor who is at least level 80 to feed it.
Is Cryolophosaurus a carnivore?
Cryolophosaurus, ("frosted crest lizard"), was one of the first carnivorous giants of the Jurassic, and at 6 m in length it is one of the biggest dinosaurs to have been found in Antarctica.
What dinosaurs had 500 teeth?
This bizarre, long-necked dinosaur is characterized by its unusually broad, straight-edged muzzle tipped with more than 500 replaceable teeth. The original fossil skull of Nigersaurus is one of the first dinosaur skulls to be digitally reconstructed from CT scans.
Why does Cryolophosaurus have crest?
Cryolophosaurus was a meat-eater, with no enemies except others of its kind. Its crest was probably a display feature that helped rivals settle disputes by showing off to each other rather than fighting.
What is the name of the quarry T Tanneri was discovered in?
The type specimen of Torvosaurus tanneri BYU 2002 was recovered in the Dry Mesa Quarry of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation, in Montrose County, Colorado.
What did Coelophysis look like?
Coelophysis was a primitive theropod dinosaur. Usually growing to length of about 2 metres (6.6 feet), it was very light, weighing only about 18–23 kg (40–50 pounds), and had a long, slender neck, tail, and hind legs. The head was long and narrow, and the jaws were equipped with many sharp teeth.
What other fossils were found in Antarctica?
Animal fossils
They include ankylosaurs (the armoured dinosaurs), mosasaurs and plesiosaurs (both marine reptilian groups). Seymour Island, just off the Antarctic Peninsula, is one of the most important fossil sites on Earth.
