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Cristatusaurus
''Cristatusaurus'' (meaning "Crested reptile") is an extinct genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now West Africa.
Its fossils were found by Philippe Taquet at Gadoufaoua in Niger in 1973. These fossils are quite similar to those of ''Baryonyx'' and ''Suchomimus''. The type species, ''Cristatusaurus lapparenti'', was formally described by Taquet and Dale Russell, in 1998. The generic name refers to a crest, ''crista'' in Latin, on the snout. The specific name honours the late Albert-Félix de Lapparent.〔Taquet, P. and Russell, D.A. (1998). "New data on spinosaurid dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of the Sahara". ''Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes'' 327: 347-353〕
The holotype, MNHN GDF 366, was found in the Tegema Beds dating from late Aptian. It consists of two disarticulated praemaxillae, a right maxilla and a lower jaw fragment, from a juvenile individual. Several paratypes have been assigned: MNHN GDF 365, a snout of two articulated praemaxillae, and MNHN GDF 357, 358, 359 en 361, four dorsal vertebrae.〔
There is some debate over the identity of this creature, in that some argue that it is probably the same dinosaur as ''Suchomimus'', which has also been found in Niger, in the same layers. In that case the name ''Cristatusaurus'' would have priority. Other have concluded, however, that ''Cristatusaurus'' is a ''nomen dubium'', considering it indistinguishable from both ''Suchomimus'' and ''Baryonyx''.〔Rauhut, O.W.M. (2003). "The interrelationships and evolution of basal theropod dinosaurs". ''Special Papers in Palaeontology'' 69: 1-213.〕
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