Cristatusaurus

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Cristatusaurus
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Saurischia Family: Spinosauridae Subfamily: Baryonychinae Genus: Cristatusaurus Species: C. lapparenti
Binomial name
Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet and Russell (1998)

Cristatusaurus (meaning "Crested reptile") was a genus of dinosaur, specifically a spinosaurid theropod. It lived during the Early Cretaceous Period.

Its fossils were found at Gadoufaoua in Niger, Africa, in 1973. These fossils are quite similar to those of Baryonyx and Suchomimus. The type species, C. lapparenti, was formally described by Taquet and Russell, in 1998.

There is some debate over the identity of this creature, in that some argue that it may be the same as Suchomimus. Some therefore suggest that this should be a nomen dubium.

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• http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5caa7b9.htm