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Continent: Antarctica

Dinosaurs of Antarctica

High-latitude polar conifer-ginkgo forests and temperate river valleys.

Cataloged Specimens from Antarctica (1 total)
Authoritative scientific paleoart reconstruction of Cryolophosaurus (Cryolophosaurus ellioti Hammer & Hickerson, 1994) in lateral profileTheropoda
Jurassic PeriodCarnivore

Cryolophosaurus

Cryolophosaurus ellioti Hammer & Hickerson, 1994

The 'frozen crested lizard', a large Early Jurassic apex theropod discovered high in the Transantarctic Mountains.

6–7.5 m (19.7–24.6 ft)
450–600 kg (992–1,323 lbs)