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223 / Mesozoic
Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
A curved transverse crest across its skull gives this large Antarctic theropod an unmistakable profile.
- Time range
- About 194–188 million years ago
- Final stage
- Early Jurassic
- Geographic range
- Polar valleys and conifer forest · Antarctica
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Cryolophosaurus?
Cryolophosaurus (Cryolophosaurus ellioti) was an extinct organism known from About 194–188 million years ago, with a range in Polar valleys and conifer forest · Antarctica.
Life and ecology
Cryolophosaurus lived in a milder Antarctica with extreme seasonal light. Its thin crest was better suited to display or recognition than combat.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Cryolophosaurus disappear?
Local environmental and dinosaur-fauna turnover left no later record of its branch.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Cryolophosaurus?
A partial Hanson Formation skeleton preserves the crest, skull, spine and hind limb; associated plants reconstruct its polar world.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS