Dilophosaurus Welles 1970 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: S. P. Welles. 1970. Dilophosaurus (Reptilia: Saurischia), a new name for a dinosaur. Journal of Paleontology 44:989

Parent taxon: Theropoda according to A. D. Marsh and T. B. Rowe 2020

See also Benton 1990, Carrano et al. 2012, Carrano et al. 2005, Carrano and Sampson 2004, Carroll 1988, Chatterjee 1987, Currie 1997, Ezcurra 2007, Ezcurra and Cuny 2007, Ezcurra and Novas 2007, Gauthier 1986, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Holtz 1994, Holtz 2000, Hu 1993, Knoll et al. 1999, Madsen and Miller 1979, Naish and Martill 2007, Novas 1991, Novas 1992, Paul 1988, Paul 1993, PĂ©rez-Moreno et al. 1994, Rauhut 2003, Rowe 1989, Rowe and Gauthier 1990, Rowe et al. 1997, Russell 1984, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999, Tykoski and Rowe 2004, Welles 1970, Welles 1972, Welles 1984 and Yates 2005

Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Allosauroidea, Allosaurus sibiricus, Altispinax, Anchisauripodidae, Archaeornithoididae, Avalonia, Avipoda, Boutakioutichnium, Bradycnemidae, Byakudansauropus, Calamospondylus, Carmelopodus, Chindesaurus, Coeluroidae, Coeluroidea, Compsognatha, Corpulentapus, Daemonosaurus, Deinocheirosauria, Deinodontia, Dispersituberoolithus, Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis, Elongatoolithidae, Embasaurus, Eodromaeus, Erythrovenator, Eubrontes titanopelobatidus, Eubrontidae, Eutynichnium, Fenestrosaurus, Filichnites, Fuscinapedis, Gigandipodidae, Grallatoridae, Gypsichnites, Hadrosaurichnus, Halticosaurus, Herrerasauridae, Himeoolithus, Hispanosauropus, Hunanpus, Iberosauripus, Iliosuchidae, Iranosauripus, Irenesauripus, Itsukisauropus, Jialingpus, Kakuru, Kakuru kujani, Kalohipus, Kayentapus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Massospondylus rawesi, Megalosauropus, Megalosaurus cloacinus, Megalosaurus hungaricus, Megalosaurus insignis, Megalosaurus lydekkeri, Megalosaurus obtusus, Megalosaurus pombali, Moraesichnium, Neotheropoda, Nipponoolithus, Oblongoolithidae, Orcauichnites, Ordexallopus, Ornithoides, Ornithopodichnites, Ostafrikasaurus, Ostendichnus, Ovoraptor, Ozraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paracorpulentapus, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Plectropus, Poekilopleuron schmidti, Protoavis, Prototrisauropodiscus, Reticuloolithus, Salfitichnus, Sarmientichnus, Saurocephalus monasterii, Sauropodidae, Segisauridae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Shuangbaisaurus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Spinosauria, Stillatuberoolithus, Symphypoda, Szechuanosaurus, Tawa, Tetanurae, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Trisauropodiscidae, Tristraguloolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Vitakrisauria, Wakinosaurus, Wakinyantanka, Walgettosuchus, Wildeichnus, Xiangxipus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodon cambrensis, Zanclodon silesiacus, Zanclodontoidae, Zhengichnus, Zhengichnus jinningensis

Subtaxa: Dilophosaurus sinensis Dilophosaurus wetherilli

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (1 collection), India (1), United States (13: Arizona, Utah)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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