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Re: Cryolophosaurus

To: Multiple recipients of list <dinosaur@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: Cryolophosaurus
From: Tom Holtz <tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 15:46:59 -0500
Reply-to: tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov
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>Does anyone have the reference for this dinosaur?  I would like to know its
>dimensions.  I know that there was some discussion of this beast last year,
>but I'm afraid I did not archive the messages.
>

Cryolophosaurus ellioti was published in:

Hammer,W.R., and Hickerson, W.J.  1994.  A crested theropod dinosaur from
Antarctica.  Science 264:828-830.

It is from the Lower Jurassic Falla Formation of Antactica.  The only
dimensions published about it is the skull length, ~65 cm.

                                
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.                                   
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