Jurassic
Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
The catalogue presents Cryolophosaurus as a carnivore member of Dilophosauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 190.8–182.7 Ma. Its estimated range is 6.5–7.5 m in length and 465–780 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Hanson Formation, Antarctica. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Cryolophosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Hammer and Hickerson (1994).
The PBDB places it in Tetanurae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Dilophosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Dilophosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Sinemurian to the Pliensbachian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Hanson Formation (1). Provenance: Antarctica.
The catalogue records the holotype as FMNH PR1821 and the type locality as “Hanson Formation, Antarctica”.
- FMNH PR1821
- Hanson Formation, Antarctica
The catalogue's reference measurements are 6.5–7.5 m in length and 465–780 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 6.5-7.5 m
- 465-780 kg
The record gathers 13 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 6.5–7.5 m
- Weight
- 465–780 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 190.8–182.7 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1994
- Described by
- William Hammer
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Dilophosauridae
- Genus
- Cryolophosaurus
- Species
- C. ellioti
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- FMNH PR1821
- Type locality
- Hanson Formation, Antarctica