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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum Dinosaur Catalog

Crichtonsaurus bohlini Ornithischia Ankylosauria

Skeleton of Crichtonsaurus
Crichtonsaurus bohlini is an ankylosaur, which was three meters in length. The well preserved specimen of Crichtonsaurus benxiensis found from Liaoning Province in 2007, revealed that the genus Crichtonsaurus belongs to Ankylosauridae. The generic name is dedicated to Dr. Michael Crichton, who wrote the original novel of the movie "Jurassic Park". The specific name is dedicated to Dr. B. Bohlin, a Swedish paleontologist, who studied ankylosaurs of China.

Figure of Crichtonsaurus
Systematics
Ankylosauria
Age
Late Cretaceous
Estimated total length
3.9m
Locality
Liaoning, China
Exhibition place of Crichtonsaurus
Dinosaur World > Ornithischia
Crichtonsaurus site : Montana, U.S.A.