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  • D. wetherilli (Welles, 1954) type species
  • D. wetherilli (Welles, 1970) same as Megalosaurus wetherilli

    • Name : Dilophosaurus Species : wetherilli
    Pronounced : dye-LOH-fuh-SAWR-us Pronounced : WETH-uh-ri-lye
    Meaning : "two crested lizard" Meaning :
    Length :
    6.8 meters (over 22')     		Height at hips :
    1.5 meters ( 5')     		Weight :
    400 kg (880 lbs)
    Diet : carnivor = meat eater Period : Lower Jurassic
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Saurischia     		Suborder :
    Theropoda     		Family :
    Podokesauridae
    Discovered by:
    		When Discovered:
    1942     		Described by:
    Dr. Sam Welles     		When Described:
    1954
    Fossils found in : Arizona, China
    Charactistics and things of interest:
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