NormalDilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
die-LOAF-oh-SORE-us· “two-crested lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🥩 carnivore🦴 Dilophosauridae
7 m
Length
2 m
Height
400 kg
Weight
An early predator wearing two thin, rounded crests on its head like a double mohawk. The real animal was much bigger than the movies show — and there's no evidence it spat venom.
When
Early Jurassic, ~193 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Jesse Williams (Navajo Nation find), 1940
Did you know?
- It was the largest land predator of its time in North America.
- The movie frill and venom were pure fiction.
- Its fossils were found on Navajo Nation land in Arizona.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.