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Monolophosaurus
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Monolophosaurus had a long bony crest on its head, perhaps for display.
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- Pronounced
- mono-Loh-foh-sore-us
- Meaning of name
- single-crested lizard
- Length
- 5.7m
- Diet
- carnivorous
- When it lived
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Mid Jurassic
(180 - 159 million years ago) - Found in
- Peoples Republic of China
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Carnosauria, Monolophosaurus
- Named by
- Zhao and Currie (1993)
- Type species
- jiangi