Dilophosaurus wetherilli
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Dinosaur: Dilophosaurus wetherilli
| Length*: | 6.3 m | 20.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 350 kg | 772 lb |
| Speed: | 37 km/h | 23 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
Years: 199.3–182.7 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Welles
Year: 1970
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Kayenta
Locations
Sources
Material: Several partial skeletons with skulls and single fragments.
References: Marsh, (2015). A comprehensive study of Dilophosaurus wetherilli: Anatomy, taxonomy, and evolutionary relationships of the first large-bodied theropod in North America.
