Monolophosaurus
Monolophosaurus [1] was a medium-sized theropod from China that lived during the Jurassic period.
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Profile view of skull cast
It had one feature not found on any other meat-eating dinosaur – a long, bony ridge that went from its nose back to the top of its head. The area where Monolophosaurus was discovered showed signs that it was sometimes covered with water, so it is possible that this dinosaur lived on the shore of a lake or sea.
The remains of the type of Monolophosaurus preserve a complete skull and partial postcranium.[2][3] In fact, these remains are amongst the most complete from the Middle Jurassic of China. The dinosaur was probably a basal tetanuran.
References
- "one-crested lizard"
- Holley, David (October 23, 1987). "2nd creature was meat-eater: fossil remains of huge dinosaur found in China". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- Zhao, Xi-Jin; Currie, Philip J. (1993). "A large crested theropod from the Jurassic of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 30 (10): 2027–2036. Bibcode:1993CaJES..30.2027Z. doi:10.1139/e93-178.
Mounted skeletons of Monolophosaurus and Bellusaurus, Wyoming Dinosaur Center. The two are from the same formation
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