Name↕ | Period↕ | Diet↕ | Length↕ | Weight↕ | Region↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyrannosaurus Rex | Late Cretaceous (68-66 Ma) | Carnivore | 12 m | 8,400 kg | North America | King of the dinosaurs, most powerful bite force ever |
Velociraptor | Late Cretaceous (75-71 Ma) | Carnivore | 2 m | 15 kg | Mongolia | Turkey-sized predator with sickle claws, hunted in packs |
Triceratops | Late Cretaceous (68-66 Ma) | Herbivore | 9 m | 6,000 kg | North America | Three horns and large bony frill for defense |
Brachiosaurus | Late Jurassic (154-150 Ma) | Herbivore | 26 m | 56,000 kg | North America, Africa | Long-necked sauropod, front legs longer than rear legs |
Stegosaurus | Late Jurassic (155-150 Ma) | Herbivore | 9 m | 5,000 kg | North America | Double row of plates on back, spiked tail (thagomizer) |
Spinosaurus | Late Cretaceous (99-93 Ma) | Carnivore (piscivore) | 15 m | 7,400 kg | North Africa | Largest carnivorous dinosaur, massive sail on back, semi-aquatic |
Ankylosaurus | Late Cretaceous (68-66 Ma) | Herbivore | 7 m | 6,000 kg | North America | Armored tank-like body with massive tail club |
Pteranodon | Late Cretaceous (86-84 Ma) | Piscivore | 1.8 m body, 7 m wingspan | 25 kg | North America | Iconic flying reptile (pterosaur, not technically a dinosaur) |
Diplodocus | Late Jurassic (154-152 Ma) | Herbivore | 27 m | 16,000 kg | North America | Extremely long tail used as whip, one of the longest dinosaurs |
Parasaurolophus | Late Cretaceous (76-73 Ma) | Herbivore | 10 m | 2,500 kg | North America | Long curved head crest used for sound communication |
Allosaurus | Late Jurassic (155-150 Ma) | Carnivore | 9.7 m | 2,300 kg | North America, Europe | Dominant Jurassic predator before T. rex, powerful jaws |
Iguanodon | Early Cretaceous (126-122 Ma) | Herbivore | 10 m | 3,400 kg | Europe | One of the first dinosaurs discovered (1825), thumb spike |
Pachycephalosaurus | Late Cretaceous (70-66 Ma) | Herbivore | 5 m | 450 kg | North America | Thick dome skull possibly used for head-butting |
Archaeopteryx | Late Jurassic (150 Ma) | Carnivore | 0.5 m | 1 kg | Germany | Transitional fossil between dinosaurs and birds |
Compsognathus | Late Jurassic (150 Ma) | Carnivore | 1 m | 3.5 kg | Germany, France | One of the smallest known dinosaurs, chicken-sized |
Deinonychus | Early Cretaceous (115-108 Ma) | Carnivore | 3.4 m | 73 kg | North America | Inspired Jurassic Park's raptors, triggered dinosaur renaissance |
Giganotosaurus | Late Cretaceous (99-95 Ma) | Carnivore | 13 m | 6,800 kg | South America | Rivaled T. rex in size, slightly longer but lighter |
Therizinosaurus | Late Cretaceous (70 Ma) | Herbivore | 10 m | 5,000 kg | Mongolia | Longest claws of any animal ever (1 meter), bizarre appearance |
Mosasaurus | Late Cretaceous (82-66 Ma) | Carnivore | 13 m | 15,000 kg | Worldwide oceans | Apex marine predator (marine reptile, not a dinosaur) |
Carnotaurus | Late Cretaceous (72-69 Ma) | Carnivore | 8 m | 1,500 kg | South America | Bull-like horns, tiny arms even smaller than T. rex |
Dilophosaurus | Early Jurassic (193 Ma) | Carnivore | 7 m | 400 kg | North America | Double crested skull, no frill or venom (Jurassic Park was fictional) |
Argentinosaurus | Late Cretaceous (96-94 Ma) | Herbivore | 35 m | 70,000 kg | South America | One of the largest land animals ever, weighed as much as 10 elephants |
Protoceratops | Late Cretaceous (75-71 Ma) | Herbivore | 1.8 m | 180 kg | Mongolia | Ancestor of Triceratops, famous 'fighting dinosaurs' fossil with Velociraptor |
Maiasaura | Late Cretaceous (80-75 Ma) | Herbivore | 9 m | 3,000 kg | North America | Good Mother Lizard, first evidence of dinosaur parental care |
Microraptor | Early Cretaceous (125-120 Ma) | Carnivore | 0.8 m | 1 kg | China | Four-winged dinosaur that could glide, iridescent black feathers |
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