Cryolophosaurus (C. ellioti "Frozen-crested lizard") is a genus of extinct theropod dinosaur that lived about 190 million years ago during the Pliensbachian of the Lower or Early Jurassic, in what is now Antarctica.
The most distinctive feature of Cryolophosaurus is its large, fan-shaped crest, which rises from the top of its skull. The crest is approximately 70 centimeters wide and has a curved, wavy shape. It is believed that this crest was used for visual display during courtship and defense of territory. It is also thought that the ridge may have been used to regulate body temperature, since Antarctica had a cold climate during the Jurassic.
It was a bipedal dinosaur that measured around 6.5 meters long and weighed around 450 kilograms. It had a long, thin neck, muscular hind legs, and small front legs with three toes and sharp claws. Its teeth were sharp and curved, suggesting it was an efficient carnivore that preyed on other dinosaurs.
Although only a few Cryolophosaurus fossils have been found, they have provided scientists with valuable information about the evolution and diversity of theropod dinosaurs during the Early Jurassic.
Cryolophosaurus is the first theropod dinosaur discovered in Antarctica, suggesting that dinosaurs were more diverse and widely distributed than previously thought.
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