dilophosaurus


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di·loph·o·saur·us

 (dī′lŏf′ə-sôr′əs)
n.
A medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Dilophosaurus of the Jurassic Period, characterized by a pair of crests on the head.

[New Latin Dilophosaurus, genus name : Greek di-, two; see di-1 + Greek lophos, crest of a helmet + Greek sauros, lizard.]
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Dilophosaurus: This dinosaur's name means 'double-crested lizard',' and famously squirted venom in the film Jurassic Park.
Dilophosaurus: This dinosaur's name means 'double-crested lizard', and famously squirted venom in the film Jurassic Park.
Every palaeontologist has a favourite bugbear -- whether it's the over-inflated size of the shark-eating Mosasaurus in 2015's Jurassic World or the tiny Dilophosaurus in the original which sported a frill and spat venom.
Paleontologists think that the dilophosaurus, part of the raptor family, attacked other dinosaurs who were resting or drinking from the swamp, according to the Tribune.
Many of the dinosaur footprints found in Red Fleet State Park, preserved in sandstone, likely belong to Dilophosaurus, an early theropod dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic epoch.
More than 30 different dinosaurs - including a T-Rex, Diplodocus, and Dilophosaurus - have been carefully recreated in stunning detail.
Among those set to make Bristol Zoo their home will be a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dilophosaurus and Giganotosaurus, one of the largest dinosaurs that ever lived
Located at Singapore Zoo and River Safari, the attraction features life-like dinosaurs that roar and move; the dilophosaurus even spits.
When Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) meets his sticky end in the first film, for instance, there's no scientific support for his dilophosaurus dispatcher having a frilled neck, nor the ability to spit toxic goo.
bulldozed bedrock to find a floodplain of Dilophosaurus tracks.
These include the curious Dilophosaurus, fearsome Gorgonops and two of the biggest, towering at eight metres tall, the Apatosaurus (25 metres long) and Argentinosaurus (30 metres).