Anatomy:
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Speedy
Ø Slender
Ø two thin, bony, almost semi-circular crests on its head
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short arms
Ø three-fingered hands
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strong legs
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four-toed feet
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Both fingers and toes had claws
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Hollow bones and S-shaped, curved neck.
Size:
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size |
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Length |
20 feet (6 m) |
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Height |
5 feet (1.5 m) |
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weight |
650 - 1000
pounds (300 kg to 450 kg) |
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Meaning and pronunciation:
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DILOPHOSAURUS |
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Meaning |
Double-crested Lizard |
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pronounced |
dye-LO-fuh-SAWR-us |
Diet:
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DIET |
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CARNIVORE |
*** |
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HERBIVORE |
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it ate smaller plant-eating dinosaurs |
Locomotion:
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Biped |
Quadruped |
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Running |
*** |
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Walking |
*** |
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Period of life:
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ERA |
PERIOD |
EPOCH |
MILLIONS YEARS AGO |
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Mesozoic |
Jurassic |
EARLY |
201-189 |
Discovery of fossil:
Its first fossil was found in
Arizona, USA, in the 1940's.
Classification:
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classification |
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FAMILY |
Podokesauridae |
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INFRAORDER |
Ceratosauria |
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SUBORDER |
Theropoda |
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ORDER |
Saurischia |
