Recreated view of Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park. It turned out he was much scarier

The appearance of the dinosaurs presented in the famous film is mostly based on reconstructions and

paleontologists' assumptions.But not in the case of Dilophosaurus. The production designers found this dinosaur to be short, only 1.2 m tall, with a leather hood around its neck that opened and vibrated, like a lizard.

30 years have passed, and during this time scientists have discoveredmore specimens of this dinosaur species. In addition, the researchers were able to analyze the samples already at their disposal in more detail and accurately.

As a result, the data showed that the growth of realDilophosaurus was at least 6-7 m in length. This is twice as much as what was shown to viewers in the movies. Also, a real dilophosaurus could boast of two parallel ridges of bones on the top of its head, which looked very scary. Scientists came to this conclusion by studying several features of the skull: they identified strong ridges for muscle attachment in the bones of the animal’s lower jaw. It is worth noting that the limbs of the diphlosaurus were an order of magnitude longer and stronger than those of other predatory dinosaurs of that time.

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