Dinosaur↕ | Period↕ | Diet↕ | Size↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyrannosaurus Rex | Late Cretaceous (68-66 MYA) | Carnivore | 40ft long, 12ft tall | King of dinosaurs, tiny arms meme, strongest bite ever, Jurassic Park star, apex predator |
Velociraptor | Late Cretaceous (75-71 MYA) | Carnivore | 6ft long (turkey-sized!) | Jurassic Park made them huge (actually tiny), feathered, pack hunters, smart raptors |
Triceratops | Late Cretaceous (68-66 MYA) | Herbivore | 30ft long | Three horns and frill, T-Rex rival, one of last dinosaurs, most recognizable herbivore |
Brachiosaurus | Late Jurassic (154-150 MYA) | Herbivore | 85ft long, 40ft tall | Giraffe-like neck, Jurassic Park first dinosaur reveal scene, gentle giant, tree-top browser |
Stegosaurus | Late Jurassic (155-150 MYA) | Herbivore | 30ft long | Back plates and tail spikes (thagomizer), brain the size of a walnut myth, iconic silhouette |
Spinosaurus | Late Cretaceous (112-93 MYA) | Piscivore/Carnivore | 50ft+ long | Largest carnivorous dinosaur ever, sail on back, semi-aquatic, Jurassic Park III villain, bigger than T-Rex |
Pteranodon | Late Cretaceous (86-84 MYA) | Piscivore | 20ft wingspan | Not actually a dinosaur (pterosaur), flying reptile, toothless beak, Jurassic Park flyers |
Ankylosaurus | Late Cretaceous (68-66 MYA) | Herbivore | 20-26ft long | Living tank, armored body, club tail, nearly indestructible, T-Rex's nightmare opponent |
Diplodocus | Late Jurassic (154-152 MYA) | Herbivore | 85ft long | Incredibly long neck and whip tail, London Natural History Museum cast (Dippy), sauropod icon |
Parasaurolophus | Late Cretaceous (76-73 MYA) | Herbivore | 31ft long | Distinctive head crest (used as trumpet?), duck-billed dinosaur, could walk on two or four legs |
Allosaurus | Late Jurassic (155-150 MYA) | Carnivore | 28-32ft long | Jurassic period's top predator, before T-Rex existed, more agile than rex, Big Al specimen |
Mosasaurus | Late Cretaceous (82-66 MYA) | Carnivore | 40-50ft long | Not a dinosaur (marine reptile), Jurassic World pool scene, ocean apex predator, ate sharks |
Pachycephalosaurus | Late Cretaceous (70-66 MYA) | Herbivore | 15ft long | Thick skull dome for head-butting (debated), hard-headed literally, bipedal plant eater |
Archaeopteryx | Late Jurassic (150 MYA) | Insectivore/Carnivore | 1.5ft long | Transitional fossil between dinosaurs and birds, feathered, evolution proof, first bird debate |
Carnotaurus | Late Cretaceous (72-69 MYA) | Carnivore | 25ft long | Horned face, tiny arms that make T-Rex look buff, incredibly fast runner, Jurassic World villain |
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