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  "genus": "Dilophosaurus",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-05",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-05",
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      ]
    },
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      "value": "Welles 1970",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
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      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
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          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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        201.4,
        184.2,
        "Hettangian",
        "Pliensbachian"
      ],
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      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
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        199.5,
        184.2
      ],
      "rule": "Omnisaura synthesis: span of confirmed PBDB records",
      "rule_id": "merge:omnisaura_synthesis_confirmed_occurrences",
      "synthesis": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": [
        "US"
      ],
      "rule": "Union of all sources (ISO 3166)",
      "rule_id": "merge:union_iso3166",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": [
        "Kayenta"
      ],
      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
      "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "diet": {
      "value": "carnivore",
      "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to",
      "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": "ground dwelling, solitary",
      "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to",
      "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
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      "value": [
        "en:dilophosaur"
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      "rule": "Wikidata leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_wikidata",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "wikidata",
          "license": "CC0-1.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "named_after": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    }
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      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
    },
    "authority": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 7 confirmed PBDB records."
      ]
    },
    "common_names": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only Wikidata gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "Wikidata"
    },
    "diet": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Theropoda, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "life_habit": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Theropoda; behaviour is rarely known for one genus."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "US",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (7 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "Kayenta",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (7 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    }
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      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "family",
        "label": "Family",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
    ],
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      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "source": "Wikidata"
      },
      {
        "field": "diet",
        "label": "Diet",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
    ],
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    "withheld": [
      {
        "records": "occurrences",
        "status": "tentative",
        "count": 7,
        "reason": "PBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use)"
      }
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      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
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    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
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    "genus": "Dilophosaurus",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
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          "2026-10-11"
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        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.",
        "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
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        "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.",
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        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0",
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        "share_alike": true,
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        "attribution": "Wikipek (Own work by Author - photography taken in the Geological Museum of the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilophosaurus_wetherilli_1.jpg)"
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        "attribution": "Leandra Walters, published by Phil Senter and James H. Robins (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144036), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilophosaurus_wetherilli.PNG)"
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  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Dilophosaurus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 5 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (3)\n- “File:Dilophosaurus skull.jpg” (Taxon image): Sebastian Bergmann from Siegburg, Germany ([1]), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilophosaurus_skull.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Dilophosaurus wetherilli 1.jpg” (Taxon image): Wikipek (Own work by Author - photography taken in the Geological Museum of the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilophosaurus_wetherilli_1.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).\n- “File:Dilophosaurus wetherilli.PNG” (Taxon image): Leandra Walters, published by Phil Senter and James H. Robins (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144036), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dilophosaurus_wetherilli.PNG). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n84 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "38522",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38522"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Dilophosaurus",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilophosaurus"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "4822817",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4822817"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q271710",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271710"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Dilophosaurus wetherilli"
    ],
    "synonyms": []
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "S. P. Welles (1970). Dilophosaurus (Reptilia: Saurischia), a new name for a dinosaur. Journal of Paleontology 44: 989.",
    "authors": "S. P. Welles",
    "year": 1970,
    "title": "Dilophosaurus (Reptilia: Saurischia), a new name for a dinosaur",
    "publication": "Journal of Paleontology",
    "volume": "44",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "989",
    "doi": null,
    "url": null,
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "high",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Welles 1970), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "13845"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Dilophosaurus, Welles 1970\n\n- Named by: Welles 1970 (high confidence: PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Parent group: Neotheropoda (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Hettangian to Pliensbachian, 201.4–184.2 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 199.5–184.2 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 7 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: United States (medium: only PBDB records it (7 records)).\n- Rock formations: Kayenta (medium: only PBDB records it (7 records)).\n- Original description: S. P. Welles (1970). Dilophosaurus (Reptilia: Saurischia), a new name for a dinosaur. Journal of Paleontology 44: 989. (high confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Welles 1970), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Diet, inferred by PBDB for the group: carnivore (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Theropoda, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils).\n- Way of life, inferred by PBDB for the group: ground dwelling, solitary (low confidence: PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Theropoda; behaviour is rarely known for one genus).\n- Common names: dilophosaur (medium confidence: only Wikidata gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Family: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- 7 record(s) left out: pBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use).\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
}