DINOSAUR PICTURES & FACTS
Nigersaurus (the dinosaur with 500 teeth!)
Quick Nigersaurus Facts:
-Lived during the middle Cretaceous period
-Lived on the African continent
-Was a sauropod
-Was about 60 feet long
-It had 500 teeth
-Name means "Niger River Lizard"
Centrosaurus
Quick Centrosaurus Facts:
- Lived in what is now known as Canada
- Weighed as much as an Asian elephant
- Had a nasal horn like a rhinoceros
- Was about 2 car lengths long
- May have traveled in large packs like buffalo do
Dryosaurus
Quick Dryosaurus Facts:
- Was a car length long
- Weighed approximately as much as an adult human male
- Lived in what is now North America
- Lived during Late Jurassic Period
- Was an herbivore
Gasosaurus
Quick Gasosaurus Facts:
- Was the subject of an online hoax
- Weighed a little less than a lion
- Lived in what is now China
- Lived during mid-Jurassic period
- Was a carnivore
Bruhathkayosaurus
Quick Bruhathkayosaurus Facts:
- Lived in what is now known as India
- As long as the Chicago Water Tower is high
- Weighed as much as 20 elephants
- Its name means "huge-bodied lizard"
- Was an herbivore
Camptosaurus
Quick Camptosaurus Facts:
- Lived in what is now known as Europe and North America
- As long as 1/2 the length of a semi-trailer
- Weighed as much as 2 Grizzly Bears
- Its name means "flexible lizard"
- Was an herbivore
Giraffatitan
Quick Giraffatitan Facts:
- Weighs as much as 10 Asian elephants
- About 4 times as long as a giraffe
- Lived in what is now Africa
- Lived during the Late-Jurassic period
- Was an herbivore
Procompsognathus
Quick Procompsognathus Facts:
- Lived in what is now known as Germany
- Could run as fast as an ostrich
- Weighed as much as a liter of water
- Its name means "before elegant jaw"
- Was an carnivore or insectivore
Yangchuanosaurus
Quick Yangchuanosaurus Facts:
- Lived in what is now known as China
- Lived during the late Jurassic
- Was approximately 3 car lengths long
- Weighed as much as 2 adult giraffes
- Was a carnivore
Struthiomimus
Quick Struthiomimus Facts:
- Lived in what is now known as Canada and the United States
- Lived during the Cretaceous period
- Could run as fast as a gazelle
- Weighed as much as a panda bear
- Was an herbivore or an omnivore
PREHISTORIC ANIMALS PICTURES & FACTS
Saber Tooth Squirrel
Cronopio Dentiacutus (Saber Tooth Squirrel)
Quick Facts:
Lived in late cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago)
4-6 inches long
Had long canine...
Mosasaurus
Quick Mosasaurus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in oceans all around the world
- Was about as long as a modern North Pacific right whale
- Weighed as much much as a modern Sperm whale
- Ate fish, shellfish and squids
Anhanguera
Quick Anhanguera Facts:
- Lived during the Early Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now known as South America and Australia
- Was 12 times heavier than a Red-tailed Hawk
- Had 3 times the wingspan of a Crowned Eagle
- Was an Omnivore
Pteranodon
Quick Pteranodon Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now known as North America
- Was 12 times heavier than a Red-tailed Hawk
- Had 3 times the wingspan of a Crowned Eagle
- Was a Piscivore and/or Carnivore
Quetzalcoatlus
Quick Quetzalcoatlus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now known as North America
- Was named after the mythic serpent god Quetzalcoatl
- Its wingspan was 3 times larger than an Andean Condor
- Weighed almost as much as a Panda Bear
Dimorphodon
Quick Dimorphodon Facts:
- Lived from the Middle Jurassic Period through the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe and Central America
- Was about the size of a modern-day American Crow
- Weighed less than a liter of water
- Was a Piscivore or Insectivore
Pterodactylus
Quick Pterodactylus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe and Africa
- Was about the size of Common Buzzard
- Was a Piscivore or Insectivore
- Was the first Pterosaurus known to science
Tapejara
Quick Tapejara Facts:
- Lived from the Early Cretaceous Period through the Middle Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now South America
- Had the wingspan of a modern-day Albatross
- Weighed 4 times as much as an Albatross
- Presumed Piscivore but may have been Carnivorous
Hatzegopteryx
Quick Hatzegopteryx Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now Europe
- Lived on Hatzeg Island
- Was over 3 times taller than a human male
- Had twice the wingspan of a modern Albatross
- Was a Carnivore
Rhamphorhynchus
Quick Rhamphorhynchus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe
- Was about the size of a Rock Pigeon
- Had a wingspan as big as a yard stick
- Grew slowly like a modern alligator
- Its favorite fish to eat was Aspidorhynchus
- Was a Piscivore
