Did dilophosaurus have venom?

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Acro Rex

MemberCompsognathusFebruary 25, 201412674 Views28 Replies

We all know about the "JP spitter", it introduced us to the Theropod known as dilophosaurus. But did this early predator possess venom?

But was this movie horror a reality? let's take a look..

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The skull seems a little slim to support a large bite force, the teeth are slender, and have rather hollow roots. Much like the fangs of the rattlesnake..

While not one hundred percent similiar to rattlesnake fangs, they have a slight resemblance. The unusual notch in the jaw doesn't appear to have any real function, so why wouldn't it house a venom gland?

There's a theory Dilophosaurus killed with just it's hand and foot claws, but it would need to latch onto prey with it's jaws as well. Studys have shows the bite of dilophosaurus would be relatively weak, but strong enough to puncture skin. Perhaps this was all it needed, to get its venom into its target?

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Raptor-401
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Raptor-401February 25, 2014

I know, but I thpought it was like 10 feet long, right?

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CarnosaurFebruary 25, 2014

The JP dilophosaur? or the actual one?

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Raptor-401February 25, 2014

The actual one.

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CarnosaurFebruary 25, 2014

nope, common misconception. It was much larger then you would think..

Dilo link..

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Raptor-401February 25, 2014

Oh yeah, 20 feet long, I forgot!

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x_paden_xFebruary 25, 2014

Yes, Allosaurus, 'Big AL' (25 ft long) to be exact, I go off the smallest in my scaling system, should've used a different example

Anyways, like I said, 99.99% possible in real life. However, The 0.01% is the unknown, we're so limited in our knowlege its scary.

Im just saying, it was believed prior to the mid 80's is that they didn't believe dilo could actually take down prey, so they thought it had venom. Studies show it doesnt, however im not going to 100% say it didn't because of our knowlege.

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Raptor-401February 25, 2014

yah. Even the CHinese thought the dinosaur fossils were dragon remains.

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Dinosaur.FanaticFebruary 26, 2014

Dilophosaurus was large enough to support its diet without the aid of venom. It lacked the hollowed out teeth to actually inject venom. As for venom spitting, the crests are bony, rigid, and thin. They probably wouldn't be large enough to contain venom glands.

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