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[http://safariltd.com/products/view/wild-safari-dinosaurs-monolophosaurus-figurines-302629 Monolophosaurus] had the snout ridges grow into a single distinctive low crest running from between the eyes to the nostrils. The remainder of the body is reconstructed as a generic allosaurid. | [http://safariltd.com/products/view/wild-safari-dinosaurs-monolophosaurus-figurines-302629 Monolophosaurus] had the snout ridges grow into a single distinctive low crest running from between the eyes to the nostrils. The remainder of the body is reconstructed as a generic allosaurid. | ||
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Length 5 m (17 ft). | Length 5 m (17 ft). | ||
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It probably preyed upon primitive sauropods and stegosaurs much like the North American Allosaurus. The crest is too fragile for head butting but could be used as a display feature for territorial or courtship contests. | It probably preyed upon primitive sauropods and stegosaurs much like the North American Allosaurus. The crest is too fragile for head butting but could be used as a display feature for territorial or courtship contests. | ||
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Discovered by Zhao and Currie, in 1994. It is known from a single fossil of a skull and partial skeleton. | Discovered by Zhao and Currie, in 1994. It is known from a single fossil of a skull and partial skeleton. | ||
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Found in Asia with a short rainy season, the fossil skeleton was found with evidence of water perhaps a lake shore. | Found in Asia with a short rainy season, the fossil skeleton was found with evidence of water perhaps a lake shore. | ||
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1. Paul, G. (2010). The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (pp. 2425). Princeton, New Jersey: University Press Princeton. | 1. Paul, G. (2010). The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (pp. 2425). Princeton, New Jersey: University Press Princeton. | ||
2. Worth, G. (1999). The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia (pp. 1540). Scarborough, Western Australia: HyperWorks Reference Software. | 2. Worth, G. (1999). The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia (pp. 1540). Scarborough, Western Australia: HyperWorks Reference Software. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:10, 30 June 2017
Monolophosaurus (Mon-o-low-fo-doer-us), Single Crested Lizard, lived in the Middle Jurassic of Asia. Monolophosaurus was a medium sized theropod similar in shape to allosaurids and megalosaurids, it is closely related to allosaurids but not ancestral to them. The distinct crest is similar to the small theropod Guanlong and it was suggested they are the same genera but this is considered unlikely. It shared it environment with the giant sauropod Mamenchisaurus, the large theropod Sinraptor, the stegosaur Jiangjunosaurus and the small primitive ceratopsian Yinlong.
Contents
Content List
1. Genera & species
2. Characteristics
a. Size
b. Behavior
3. History of Discovery
4. Paleoenvironment
5. References
Genera and Species
Classification: Theropoda, Tetanurae
Species:
M. jiangi.
Senior synonyms: M. jiangjunmiaoi, Jiangjunmiaosaurus
Characteristics
Monolophosaurus had the snout ridges grow into a single distinctive low crest running from between the eyes to the nostrils. The remainder of the body is reconstructed as a generic allosaurid.
Size
Length 5 m (17 ft).
Behavior
It probably preyed upon primitive sauropods and stegosaurs much like the North American Allosaurus. The crest is too fragile for head butting but could be used as a display feature for territorial or courtship contests.
History of Discovery
Discovered by Zhao and Currie, in 1994. It is known from a single fossil of a skull and partial skeleton.
Paleoenvironment
Found in Asia with a short rainy season, the fossil skeleton was found with evidence of water perhaps a lake shore.
References
1. Paul, G. (2010). The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (pp. 2425). Princeton, New Jersey: University Press Princeton.
2. Worth, G. (1999). The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia (pp. 1540). Scarborough, Western Australia: HyperWorks Reference Software.
