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Monolophosaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monolophosaurus (/ˌmɒnoʊˌlɒfoʊˈsɔːrəs/ MON-oh-LOF-oh-SOR-əs;[1] meaning "single-crested lizard") is an extinct genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Shishugou Formation in what is now Xinjiang, China.[2][3] It was named for the single crest on top of its skull. Monolophosaurus was a mid-sized theropod at about 5–5.5 metres (16–18 ft) long and weighed 475 kilograms (1,047 lb).
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Monolophosaurus | |
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Mounted skeleton in Japan | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Tetanurae |
Genus: | †Monolophosaurus Zhao & Currie 1993 |
Species: | †M. jiangi |
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†Monolophosaurus jiangi Zhao & Currie 1993 | |
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