DilophosauridaeDinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaNeotheropodaNorth AmericaSaurischiaTheropoda
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
Dinosaur: Dilophosaurus wetherilli
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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
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Welles
Year: 1970
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Arizona
Formation: Kayenta
Classification
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Dilophosauridae
Other
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.
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