| Name: | “Two-crested lizard “ |
| Type: | Meat eater, killer/predator |
| Lived When: | Early Jurassic, 200 million years ago |
| Weight: | About 990 pounds |
| Height: | 5 feet (at hips) |
| Length: | Up to 20 feet |
| Weapons: | Sharp teeth, clawed hands, hunted in packs |
| Diet: | Meat of plant-eating dinosaurs, dead or alive |
| Habitat: | Arizona, China |
| Interesting Facts: | Scientists don’t know why dilophosaurus had two bony crests on its head. They weren’t strong enough to be used as weapons. They think they may have been used by males to attract females (yuck!)
Dilophosaurus could outrun most dinosaurs that were alive at the same time, and could have ripped them apart with the claws on its feet (cool!) |
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True or False: The Dilophosaurus’s best weapons were it’s teeth and claws.
(Hover over your answer and I will let you know if you are right or wrong)
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