Coelophysis
Quick Coelophysis Facts:
- Coelophysis had hollow bones
- They had wishbones
- Their name means “hollow form”
- They may have hunted in packs
- Lived in New Mexico and Arizona
- Had very large eyes
- Lived off of a diet of archosaurs and carrion
Tarbosaurus
Quick Tarbosaurus Facts:
- Weighed as much as an African Elephant
- Was as long as a train car
- Its name meant “terrifying or alarming dinosaur”
- Tarbosaurus had smaller arms than T- Rex
- Had more than 60 knife shaped teeth
- Tarbosaurus may have hunted in packs
Suchomimus
Quick Suchomimus Facts.
- Its name means “crocodile mimic”
- Its snout was 4 feet long
- Suchomimus is related to Spinosaurus
- Was probably slow moving like a crocodile
- Lived in parts of Africa
Microraptor
Quick Microraptor Facts:
- Over 300 Microraptor fossils have been found
- It wasn't the only 4 wing raptor
- It lived in what is now China
- Microraptors aren't birds but therapods.
- Name means small thief or tiny plunderer
Acrocanthosaurus
Quick Acrocanthosaurus Facts:
- It lived 45 million years before T Rex
- Weighed more than an African Elephant
- Over 4 car links in length
- Acrocanthosaurus has incredible smell
- Lived in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Utah and South Carolina
Megalosaurus
Quick Megalosaurus Facts:
- First discovered in 17th century
- Over 3 car links long
- Weighed as much as a Black Rhinoceros
- Could run over 30 miles per hour
- One of the smartest dinosaurs
Oviraptor
Quick Oviraptor Facts:
- Oviraptor means “egg thief”
- Could run as fast as an ostrich
- Lived in parts of Mongolia
- Nested its own eggs
- Could have 20 eggs at a time
Gallimimus
Quick Gallimimus Facts:
- Its name means “Chicken Mimic”
- Could run as fast as a cheetah
- Resembled a large chicken or ostrich
- Gallimimus weighed as much as a black bear
- This dinosaur may have ran in packs
Albertosaurus
Quick Albertosaurus Facts:
- Albertosaurus weighed as much as a hippopotamus
- It was 3 car links long
- May have hunted in packs
- Could run as fast as a grizzly bear
- Name means “Lizard of Alberta”
Ceratosaurus
Quick Ceratosaurus Facts:
- Ceratosaurus means Horned Lizard
- This dinosaur was about 3 car links long
- It weighed as much as a brown bear
- It may have hunted in packs
- This dinosaur had 4 fingers
Troodon
Quick Troodon Facts:
- Troodon means “wounding tooth”
- They likely laid up to 2 dozen eggs at a time
- They had binocular vision
- Troodon was probably an omnivore
- They were likely warm bloodied animals
Therizinosaurus
Quick Therizinosaurus Facts:
- Therizinosaurus means “scythe lizard”
- Was about 3 car links long
- Weighed as much as 3 brown bears
- Could run as fast as an elephant
- Its claws were as long as short swords
Pachycephalosaurus
Quick Pachycephalosaurus Facts:
- Pachycephalosaurus skull is 30 times thicker than a human's skull
- It weighed as much as a brown bear
- It was as long as a box truck
- Is believed to have evolved from Hypsilophodon
- It walked on 2 legs
Baryonyx
Quick Baryonyx Facts:
- Hunted fish like bears do
- Baryonyx weighed as much as a rhino
- Its name mean “heavy claw”
-1st fish eating dinosaur ever discovered
- May have also eaten other dinosaurs
Compsognathus
Quick Compsognathus Facts:
- Compsognathus was about the size of a chicken
- It weighed as much as a squirrel
- It could run as fast as an ostrich
- Ate mostly lizards and insects
- May have had feathers
Dreadnoughtus
Quick Dreadnoughtus Facts:
- Dreadnoughtus weighed more than a 747 airplane
- It also weighed more than 7 African Elephants
- It was almost 9 car links long
- Dreadnoughtus means “fear nothing”
- It was named after a battleship
Utahraptor
Quick Utahraptor Facts:
- Weighed as much as a polar bear
- Was ten times larger than Velociraptor
- Utahraptor was almost 3 car links long
- Could jump 15 feet high
- Could run at speeds of over 20 MPH
Iguanodon
Quick Iguanadon Facts
- It weighed as much as a van
- It was an herbivore
- It could run as fast as a black mamba slithers
- Its fossils have been found in Europe and the U.S
- It was almost 5 car links long
Carcharodontosaurus
Quick Carcharodontosaurus Facts:
- Could swallow a human in one bite
- Could run about 25 MPH
- As long as four car links
- Weighed as much as 2 Asian Elephants
- Teeth as long as a butcher knife
Parasaurolophus
Quick Parasaurolophus Facts:
- They weighed as much as a full-size van
- They were 4 car lengths long
- Parasaurolophus was an herbivore
- It's crest is built like a Crumhorn
- It's max speed was 25 MPH
