Dilophosaurus Common name: Dilophosaurus (dye-LO-fuh-SAWR-us) Size: 7m (23 feet) in length Age: Earl

DilophosaurusCommon name: Dilophosaurus (dye-LO-fuh-SAWR-us)Size: 7m (23 feet) in lengthAge: Early Jurassic (201 - 189 million years ago)Geographic range: North America/ChinaLiked: FishDisliked: rattling neck frillTaxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Dinosauria > Theropoda > Dilophosaurus > Dilophosaurus wetherilliDilophosaurus is one of the few dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park film series that was actually a Jurassic dinosaur. First discovered in 1942, the Dilophosaurus is probably the most inaccurately portrayed dinos of the series.As a Jurassic dinosaur, the Dilophosaurus dates back to a time before the presence of mosquitoes, which may explain why the ones we see in the movies are so different from reality.According to fossil records, Dilophosaurus measured as much as 7-meters (23-feet) in length, a big difference from their golden retriever-sized counterparts in the film. In the film, we see the dinosaur spits a toxic and paralyzing venom to immobilize their prey before eating. There is no data to support that Dilophosaurus was venomous.Dilophosaurus means two (di-) crested lizard (-lophosaurus), and instead of the rattling neck frill we see in the film series, the real Dilophosaurus had a pair of bony crests on the top of its head. The crest may have served as a secondary sexual characteristic, differentiating males from females.Dilophosaurus was a carnivore, but thanks to unevenly attached teeth it’s believed that the dinos must have killed with its clawed arms and legs, and/or scavenged carcasses.-ALTImage Credit: WikiMediaSource Credit:http://bit.ly/1KYEAcXhttp://bit.ly/1Fh3s0Bhttp://bit.ly/1KYEHVShttp://bit.ly/1Fh3CoT -- source link

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