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Monolophosaurus
[1]
was a medium-sized
theropod
from
China
that lived during the
Jurassic
period.
It had one feature not found on any other meat-eating dinosaur ? a long, bony ridge that went from its nose back to the top of its head. The area where
Monolophosaurus
was discovered showed signs that it was sometimes covered with water, so it is possible that this dinosaur lived on the shore of a lake or sea.
The remains of the
type
of
Monolophosaurus
preserve a complete skull and partial postcranium.
[2]
[3]
In fact, these remains are amongst the most complete from the Middle Jurassic of China. The dinosaur was probably a
basal
tetanuran
.