Dinosaur
Cryolophosaurus
The structure of its brain retained more primitive features than those of other theropods.
The discovery of Cryolophosaurus opened a window to Jurassic dinosaurs in Antarctica.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Cryolophosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Neotheropoda
- Neotheropods
- Fossil locations
- Antarctica
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Cryolophosaurus
It was one of the largest theropods of the Early Jurassic. Its Antarctic discovery in 1991 made it possible to name the continent's first non-avian dinosaur.
Its brain retained features more ancestral than those of other theropods. Finding it there sheds light on a region less often featured in dinosaur stories. Its remains also help scientists compare the anatomy of early theropods.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Cryolophosaurus ellioti
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- Cryolophosaurus
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- Neotheropoda
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- Living birds
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