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†Cryolophosaurus Hammer and Hickerson 1994 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: W. R. Hammer and W. J. Hickerson. 1994. A crested theropod dinosaur from Antarctica. Science 264:828-830

Parent taxon: Tetanurae according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

See also Hammer 1997, Hammer and Hickerson 1994, Hammer and Hickerson 1996, Hammer and Hickerson 1999, Holtz 1996, Holtz et al. 2004, Hutchinson and Padian 1997, Molnar et al. 1996, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno et al. 1996 and Sereno et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Allosauroidea, Allosaurus medius, Allosaurus tendagurensis, Avetheropoda, Becklespinax, Caudocoelus, Chienkosaurus, Chuandongocoelurus, Coelurosauria, Creosaurus potens, Cruxicheiros, Dandakosaurus, Eustreptospondylidae, Gasosaurus, Inosaurus, Kaijiangosaurus, Kayentavenator, Megalosauroidea, Megalosaurus pannoniensis, Neotetanurae, Orionides, Pandoravenator, Phaedrolosaurus, Prodeinodon, Sinocoelurus, Spinosauroidea, Streptospondylus cuvieri, Teinurosaurus, Torvosauroidea, Vectaerovenator, Yunyangosaurus

Subtaxa: Cryolophosaurus ellioti

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mt. Kirkpatrick, Beardmore Glacier (Jurassic of Antarctica)

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