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Evolution
The Real Dilophosaurus Would Have Eaten the Jurassic Park Version for Breakfast
The most comprehensive study of the iconic dinosaur reveals a very different animal from the one portrayed on film
is lead paleontologist at Petrified Forest National Park and a research associate at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections and the Museum of Northern Arizona. His research focuses on integrating vertebrate paleontology, stratigraphy and geochronology of early Mesozoic rocks. Credit: Nick Higgins
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