Monolophosaurus
Monolophosaurus [1] was a medium-sized theropod from China that lived during the Jurassic period.
| Monolophosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
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| Genus: | Monolophosaurus
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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.
Monolophosaurus Media
The restored holotype of M. jiangi, on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China
Size comparison of Monolophosaurus jiangi, a crested theropod from Middle Jurassic China. Proportions based on Hartman (2015), estimate based on Paul (2016).
Mounted skeleton at the Milwaukee Public Museum, clearly showing the hood-shaped antitrochanter above the hip joint
3D digital reconstruction of Monolophosaurus. In July 2012, this reconstruction was published in second edition of the book Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth".
Dilophosaurus wetherilli (flipped)
Credit Dr. Jeff Martz/NPS
Coelophysis Jeff Martz (flipped)
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References
- ↑ "one-crested lizard"
- ↑ Holley, David (October 23, 1987). 2nd creature was meat-eater: fossil remains of huge dinosaur found in China. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-23/news/mn-10753_1_dinosaur-fossil. 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.
