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COMPSOGNATHUS [komp-soh-NAY-thus]
Order of the Coelursaur. Very
lizard like, they were one of the smallest known dinosaurs,
known for eating their own species.
- Up to 4 feet in length
- Carnivore
- One of the smallest dinosaurs
- it was no bigger than a hen.
- Mesozoic Era
- 156-160 million years
ago
- Late Jurassic Period
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PACHYCEPHALOSAURUS [PAK-ee-SEF-a-loh-SORE-US]
Order of the Ornithischian,
suborder of Pachipaurus. Known for their thick bone of the
upper skull used in social interactions, territory
countership and defense. Plant eating, trunk headed reptile
known for intelligence.
- Up to 15 feet in length
- Herbivore
- It used its head as a crash
helmet while fighting with other males - like the deer
and goats of today.
- Mesozoic Era
- 68-65 million years ago
- Late Cretaceous Period
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STEGOSAURUS [STEG-oh-SORE-us]
Suborder of armored, Ornithischian
dinosaurs which were abundant during the Jurassic period. A
plant eating dinosaur with a double row of bony plates along
the spine, which contributed to their heavy, slow moving
characteristics.
- Up to 30 feet in length.
Weighed up to 2 tons
- Herbivore
- Its brain was just the size of
a walnut.
- Mesozoic Era
- 150 million years ago
- Late Jurassic Period
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- BABY STEGOSAURUS
- 4.5 feet high. 8 feet
long
- It took 5 years for a baby
dinosaur to grow to an adult.
- Mesozoic Era
- 150 million years ago
- Late Jurassic Period
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TRICERATOPS [try-SERRA-tops]
Order of the Ornithischia,
suborder of Ceratopsia. A large plant eating dinosaur known
as the three-horned face. The tri-top was one of the last
surviving dinosaurs. Could move at very high speed, much
like the rhinoceros.
- Up to 30 feet in length
- Herbivore
- Despite its looks, it was a
quiet and gentle animal that roamed North America.
- Weighed up to 11 tons.
- Mesozoic Era
- 67-65 million years ago
- Late Cretaceous Period
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TYRANNOSAURUS REX [tie-RAN-oh-SORE-us-recks]
Derived from Tyrant reptile. Order
of the Saurischian, suborder of Theropoda. Among the largest
and most powerful land carnivores dinosaurs. With a head 4.5
ft long and 6 in. serrated teeth, they became the most
feared dinosaur.
- Up to 39 feet long, 20 feet
tall and weighed up to 8 tons
- Carnivore
- Some believe it could run at
speeds up to 20mph for short distances to catch it
prey.
- Mesozoic Era.
- 68-65 million years ago
- Late Cretaceous Period
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- BABY TYRANNOSAURUS REX
- 3 feet high. 6 1/2 feet
long
- It took 5 years for a baby
dinosaur to grow to an adult.
- Mesozoic Era
- 68-65 million years ago
- Late Cretaceous Period
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VELOCIRAPTOR [vel-O-si-RAP-tor]
Order of the Saurischian, suborder
of Theropoda. The raptor was swift, smart, and equipped with
sharp teeth, large eyes, and long clawed fingers and toes.
Although no larger than a wolf, the raptor was known for its
strength. The most distinguishing feature was a sickle-like
claw on the second toe of its hind foot.
- Up to 6 feet in length
- Carnivore
- A ferocious killer, it grasped
its prey with its fingers while attacking them with the
sickle-like claw on each foot.
- Mesozoic Era
- 68-65 million years ago
- Late Cretaceous Period
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