How It Works-Book Of Dinosaurs

DID YOU KNOW? Fossiled imprints suggest that Dilophosaurus may have had feathers

Dilophosaurus

(‘Two-crested lizard’)

Carnivore

Early Jurassic, 193 MYA

Found in: Arizona, USA and China

Lived in: Close to rivers and in dry places

Dilophosaurus had two frilly

crests on the top of its

head. It probably didn’t

have a neck frill, unlike

its famous movie

counterpart

Fact

Dino skill

Dilophosaurus was one of the largest

predators of its time, during the Early

Jurassic period. Fossilised footprints

suggest that it hunted in packs.

Killer rating: 3/5

Speed: 2/5

Defence: 3/5

Dilophosaurus

Head crest

The most interesting part

of its skull is this crest,

used for attracting a mate

Venomous?

Despite what you might

have seen in the movie

Jurassic Park,

Dilophosaurus was unlikely

to have spat out venom

Pack hunter

Dilophosaurus was very

likely to have hunted in

packs like wolves

Small predator

Dilophosaurus wasn’t big

enough to kill and eat large

animals, so it ate smaller

creatures and fi sh instead

Croc-like

This dinosaur had a

strange bump behind its

fi rst row of teeth, making

it look like a crocodile