Genus
Valid Extinct

Cryolophosaurus

Hammer and Hickerson 1994
Etymology Reptile à la crête de glace

Cryolophosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur known from only a single species, Cryolophosaurus ellioti, from the Early Jurassic of Antarctica. It was one of the largest theropods of the Early Jurassic, with the subadult, being estimated to have reached 6–7 metres (20–23 ft) long and weighed 350–465 kilograms (772–1,025 lb).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Cryolophosaurus
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Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Cryolophosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇶 Antarctica
1
Geological formations
Hanson
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Cryolophosaurus ellioti 200 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
W. R. Hammer and W. J. Hickerson. 1994. A crested theropod dinosaur from Antarctica. Science 264:828-830 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
W. R. Hammer and W. J. Hickerson. 1994. A crested theropod dinosaur from Antarctica. Science 264:828-830 DOI ↗