Unlocked by retrieving the fossil from one of the following dig sites:
Dig Sites
Fossil Quality
Fossil Quantity
Locations
Duration
Cost
Ziliujing Formation
1
1
Asia | China | Dashanpu
02:00
$105,000
2
5
3
3
Lower Lufeng Series
2
5
Asia | China | Yunnan
02:00
$90,000
3
4
1
2
Incubation
Duration
03:09 - 03:30
Cost
317,000
Disease
Immune
Bracken Poisoning
Susceptible
Hookworms
Description
Dilophosaurus was one of the larger theropod predators of the Jurassic era. Its name means 'double-crested lizard' in reference to the two crests upon its skull. As an early predator it lacked forward-facing eyes, so would likely have relied on scent rather than vision for hunting.
Discovery
The first Dilophosaurus specimens were discovered in the Kayenta Formation in Arizona, USA in 1942. So far only one confirmed species has been found.
Paleoecology
The Kayenta Formation was once a silt-rich river basin with slow-moving water. It supported abundant animal and plant life.
Cohabitation Preferences