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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum Dinosaur Catalog

Dilophosaurus sinensis Saurischia Theropoda

Skeleton of Dilophosaurus
This specimen was discoverd with a prosauropod, Yunnanosaurus, in 1987. Dilophosaurus is carnivorous and characterized by a pair of semicircular bony crests on either side of the skull. Although the function of the crests is not fully understood, they might have been used as sexual display. This dinosaur is also known from Arizona, USA.

Figure of Dilophosaurus
Systematics
Theropoda
Age
Early Jurassic
ted total length
5.2m
Locality
Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
Exhibition place of Dilophosaurus
Dinosaur World > Saurischia
Dilophosaurus site : Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China