Lophostropheus

Pronunciation:
lof-oh-stro-fee-us
Name meaning:
'crested verebra'

© Andrey Atuchin

Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
6.2m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Early Jurassic, 203-196 million years ago
Found in:
France

Our knowledge of Lophostropheus is based on a tooth, vertebrae and part of a pelvis.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia
Named by:
Ezcurra and Cuny 2007 (1993)
Type species:
airelensis