File:Cryolophosaurus ellioti theropod dinosaur (Hanson Formation, Lower Jurassic; Mt. Kirkpatrick, Queen Alexandra Range, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica) 10 (46105158912).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionCryolophosaurus ellioti theropod dinosaur (Hanson Formation, Lower Jurassic; Mt. Kirkpatrick, Queen Alexandra Range, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica) 10 (46105158912).jpg |
Cryolophosaurus ellioti Hammer & Hickerson, 1994 - theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of Antarctica (public display, Orton Geology Museum, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA) Theropod were small to large, bipedal dinosaurs. Almost all known members of the group were carnivorous (predators and/or scavengers). They represent the ancestral group to the birds, and some theropods are known to have had feathers. Some of the most well known dinosaurs to the general public are theropods, such as Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, and Spinosaurus. Cryolophosaurus ellioti Hammer & Hickerson, 1994 is the most significant dinosaur ever discovered in Antarctica, and the only known theropod having a prominent bony crest atop its skull. It was discovered in 1991 by Ohio State University geologist David Elliot, after whom the species is named. The discovery locality is Mt. Kirkpatrick in the Beardmore Glacier area, Queen Alexandra Range, Transantarctic Mountains. Elliot was doing field work on the Jurassic-aged Kirkpatrick Basalt and found a large femur sticking out of tuffaceous siltstone rocks. Next to the femur was the cross-section of a jaw. Excavations recovered ~130 bones from about 2½ tons of rock. At least three dinosaur species have been identified, along with pterosaur and mammal remains. The available Cryolophosaurus material includes the posterior portion of a skull, a partial vertebral column, pelvis and hind leg material. The anterior skull had been glacially eroded away. The entire skull has been reconstructed, the front portions of which were based on anatomical information from other theropod dinosaurs. Intriguingly, prosauropod ribs were found in the mouth of this Cryolophosaurus. Many vertebrate paleontologists who have examined the bones agree that this indicates that the animal choked on them, causing death. The entire animal has been estimated to be 20-25 feet long, about 5 feet tall at the hips, and weighing almost 1200 pounds. The enclosing sediments were deposited in a fluvial setting, in a relatively warm subpolar paleoenvironment (between 60° and 70° South paleolatitude). Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Dinosauria, Theropoda, Tetanura Stratigraphy: Hanson Formation, lower Ferrar Group, Pliensbachian Stage, Lower Jurassic Locality: Mt. Kirkpatrick, Beardmore Glacier area, Queen Alexandra Range, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica |
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Author | James St. John |
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