Monolophosaurus
Monolophosaurus (/ˌmɒnoʊˌlɒfoʊˈsɔːrəs/ MON-oh-LOF-oh-SOR-əs; meaning "single-crested lizard") is an extinct genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Shishugou Formation in what is now Xinjiang, China. It was named for the single crest on top of its skull. Monolophosaurus was a mid-sized theropod at about 5–5.5 metres (16–18 ft) long and weighed 475 kilograms (1,047 lb).
| Monolophosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, | |
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| Mounted skeleton in Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Tetanurae |
| Genus: | †Monolophosaurus Zhao & Currie 1993 |
| Species: | †M. jiangi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Monolophosaurus jiangi Zhao & Currie 1993 | |
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