| Monolophosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Tetanurae |
| Genus: | †Monolophosaurus Zhao & Currie 1993 |
| Species: | †M. jiangi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Monolophosaurus jiangi Zhao & Currie 1993
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Monolophosaurus (/ˌmɒnoʊˌlɒfoʊˈsɔːrəs/ MON-oh-LOF-oh-SOR-əs;[1] meaning "single-crested lizard") is an extinct genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Shishugou Formation in what is now Xinjiang, China.[2][3] It was named for the single crest on top of its skull. Monolophosaurus was a mid-sized theropod at about 5–5.5 metres (16–18 ft) long and weighed 475 kilograms (1,047 lb).
- ^ Creisler, Ben (July 7, 2003). "Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide M". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Zhao, Xi-Jin; Currie, Philip J. (1993). "A large crested theropod from the Jurassic of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 30 (10): 2027–2036. Bibcode:1993CaJES..30.2027Z. doi:10.1139/e93-178.
- ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2011) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2010 Appendix.