Pronunciation: die-LOF-o-SOR-ruh-day
Authors: Alan Charig and Andrew Milner
Year: 1990
Meaning: Double-crested lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal
Synonyms: None known
Authors: Alan Charig and Andrew Milner
Year: 1990
Meaning: Double-crested lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal
Synonyms: None known
Definition
No official definition
About
According to Thomas Holtz, jr: "Continued work on Late Triassic/Early Jurassic theropods has failed to consistently find a "dilophosaurid" group (Dilophosauridae). It might exist, or some of these dinosaurs (such as Cryolophosaurus) may be closer to averostrans (ceratosaurs plus tetanurines) than to Dilophosaurus".
Etymology
Dilophosauridae is derived from the Greek "di" ("two), "lophos" (crest), "sauros" (lizard) and "idae" (family), referring to an as-yet undefined family of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs, anchored by Dilophosaurus. Funnily enough, despite the name, not all "dilophosaurids" have two crests, and not all theropods with two crests are "dilophosaurids".
[Hendrickx et al., 2015]Relationships
References
• Charig AJ and Milner AC (1990) "The systematic position of Baryonyx walkeri, in the light of Gauthier's reclassification of the Theropoda". In Carpenter and Currie (eds.) "Dinosaur Systematics: Approaches and Perspectives".
• Holtz jr. TR (2007) "The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages".
• Hendrickx C, Hartman SA and Mateus O (2015) "An Overview of Non- Avian Theropod Discoveries and Classification". PalArch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 12(1): 1-73.
