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Dilophosaurus Strike Attack
Dilophosaurus is the frilled, venom-spitting dinosaur that ambushed Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park, though the real animal had neither a frill nor venom. Mattel added it to the second Strike Attack wave of Jurassic World Epic Evolution as an olive figure with a yellow and red frill and a press-to-strike lunge. Here is what the figure looks like, how the film version compares with the fossils, and how to unlock it in the Jurassic World Play App.
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Film Check: Fact or Fiction?
Dilophosaurus is one of the most changed dinosaurs in the films.
The double crest is the one part the films got right, and it is where the name two-crested lizard comes from.
What Is Strike Attack?
Strike Attack is the action assortment of Mattel’s Epic Evolution line. Each figure has one built-in strike move: press the button on its back and it lunges into an attack, no batteries needed. They also have movable joints and a DNA code that unlocks the animal in the Jurassic World Play App.
Dilophosaurus came in the second Strike Attack wave of Epic Evolution, alongside Chasmosaurus, Gastonia and Monolophosaurus.
Paint and Colours
A film-style scheme. The body is olive green with darker brown stripes, and the frill is bright yellow with red veins and edges. The twin crests on the head are painted to match.
Sculpt and Detail
Head and crests
The head has two thin crests and an opening jaw. The neck frill is sculpted wide open, as in the Jurassic Park attack scene.
Arms and legs
Dilophosaurus stands on long back legs with grasping arms held forward and a long tail behind.
Film vs fossil
Action Features and Articulation
✓ Press-to-strike action✓ Movable joints✓ No batteries needed✗ No sounds
Like every Strike Attack figure, Dilophosaurus has one action: press the button on its back and it lunges forward with its frill spread. It has posable limbs and needs no batteries.
Size and Specs
Medium figure for ages 4 and up. Look for the Epic Evolution logo and the yellow and red frill.
Is It Worth Buying?
Dilophosaurus is a fan favourite and this Strike Attack version captures the film look well, frill and all. Collectors who want a fossil-accurate Dilophosaurus will need a different figure.
It came out in the second Epic Evolution Strike Attack wave.
What we like
- Iconic film frill
- Twin head crests
- Strike lunge
- No batteries
Good to know
- Frill is film fiction
- Smaller than the real animal
- No sounds
About Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus was first described in 1954 and given its own name in 1970 by Samuel Welles, from fossils found in the Kayenta Formation of Arizona, USA. The name means two-crested lizard.
It lived in the Early Jurassic, about 186 to 183 million years ago. It was about 7 m long and weighed around 400 kg.
Dilophosaurus was one of the largest predators of its time. Its two thin crests were probably for display.
How to Unlock Dilophosaurus in the Jurassic World Play App
Open the Jurassic World Play App (it used to be called the Jurassic World Facts App), tap Scan and point your camera at the DNA code below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Press the button on its back and it lunges forward.
No. Strike Attack figures have no electronics.
No. The frill and the venom spit were invented for Jurassic Park.
About 7 m long and around 400 kg.
Two-crested lizard.
Open the Jurassic World Play App, tap Scan and point your camera at the copy of the code on this page.