Cryolophosaurus

Early Jurassic (194-188 Ma)CarnivoreTheropoda

PeriodEarly Jurassic (194-188 Ma)

DietCarnivore

Length6.5 m

Weight450 kg

LocationAntarctica

ClassificationTheropoda

About Cryolophosaurus

The first meat eating dinosaur ever found in Antarctica. Its crest ran side to side across the snout like a pompadour, inspiring the nickname Elvisaurus. Among the largest Early Jurassic predators. Shows dinosaurs thrived in polar forests despite months of darkness.

Size

6.5 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m

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