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Cryolophosaurus ellioti

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A medium sized theropod; Cryolophosaurus was about 6 meters (20ft) in length.  Although its classification has been debated hotly, it was likely a "Dilophosaurid" Coelophysoid (Yes, I said Coelophysoid).  It was the first dinosaur discovered in Antarctica, which was covered in cool, temperate forest during the Early Jurassic.  Certainly not as cold nowadays, but it got a little chilly once in a while.  Before being officially named, it was referred to as "Elvisaurus", for the pompadour-style display crest on the top of its head (a characteristic of some coelophysoids).  It lived alongside the "prosauropod" Glacialosaurus, which was possible prey for Cryolophosaurus, albeit a hard to kill prey animal.  Instead, this Cryolophosaurus decides to scavenge along a beach.  He finds himself a beached ammonite, who's helpless to the theropod's maw.
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A recent reanalysis shows that this guy was a unidentified basal tetanuran opposed to a true dilophosaurid.

That's the third time his phylogeny has changed. :I