{"_id":"64804af619950158c4ff674f","name":"Albertosaurus 🇨🇦","secname":"AL=BERT-OH-SAW-RUS","meaning":"Alberta lizard","diet":"Carnivore 🥩","lengthh":"9m","height":"4m","weight":"1-2 tonnes","era":"Late cretaceous period","locationx":"54.07221778423289","locationy":"-116.45040172195827","descriptions":"Albertosaurus was a large, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago.\r\nIt was named after the Canadian province of Alberta, where many fossils of the dinosaur have been found.\r\nAlbertosaurus was a close relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex, but it was smaller, less than half the size of T. Rex.\r\nIt measured up to 9 meters in length and could weigh up to 2 tons.\r\nAlbertosaurus had a large head with sharp, serrated teeth that were perfect for tearing through flesh.\r\nIt was an apex predator, meaning it was at the top of the food chain and had no natural enemies.","img":"dinopic-16861293984912292.PNG","charts":["charts-16861293989342511.jpg"],"__v":0,"category":"dinosaurs","links":""}
Allosaurus 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
AL-LOW-SAW-RUS
Different lizard
Carnivore 🥩
10m
5m
2 tonnes
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Amurosaurus 🇷🇺🇨🇳
AM-HER-OH-SAW-RUS
Amur lizard
Herbivore 🌱
8m
2.5m
3 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Anhanguera 🇧🇷
ANN-HANG-WER-AH
Old devil
Piscivore 🐠
5m wingspan
1m
90kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Anurognathus 🇩🇪
AN-NUROG-NA-THUS
Without tail
Piscivore 🐠
10cm
0.3m
40g
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Archaeopteryx 🇩🇪
ARK-AE-OP-TER-RIX
Ancient wing (feather...
Carnivore 🥩
0.5m
0.2m
1kg
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Arctotherium 🇺🇸
ARC-TOE-THEE-REE-U...
Bear beast
Omnivore 🥩 🌱
2m
3-4.5m
1-2 tonnes
Pleistocene epoc...
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Argentinosaurus 🇦🇷
AH-GEN-TEEN-OH-SAW...
Argentine lizard
Herbivore 🌱
37m
20m
50-60 tonnw
Late cretaceous ...
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Armargasaurus 🇦🇷
AH-MAR-GA-SAW-RUSS
Armarga (bitter) liza...
Herbivore 🌱
9-10m
3m
2-3 tonnes
Early Cretaceous...
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Australovenator 🇦🇺
OS-TRA-LO-VEN-AH-T...
Southern hunter
Carnivore 🥩
5m
2m
1 Ton
Late Cretaceous ...
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Bambiraptor 🇺🇸
BAM-BEE-RAP-TOR
Baby raptor
Carnivore 🥩
1m
0.5m
3-4kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Barbardactylus 🇲🇦
BARB-AH-DAK-TIL-US
Barbary finger
Piscivore 🐠
4m wingspan
2m
4kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Barosaurus 🇺🇸
BAH-ROW-SAW-RUS
Heavy lizard
Herbivore 🌱
25-27m
12m
20 tonnes
Late Jurassic pe...
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Baryonyx 🏴 🇪🇸
BA-REE-ON-ICKS
Heavy Claw
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
7-10m
2-3m
1.2 tonnes
Early Cretaceous...
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Basilosaurus 🇪🇬
BAS-ILL-OH-SAW-RUS
King lizard
Carnivore 🥩
18m
3m
15 tonnes
Eocene
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Blikanasaurus 🇿🇦
BLIK-AN-AH-SAW-RUS
Lizard from Blikana
Herbivore 🌱
4-5m
2m
350-450kg
Late Triassic pe...
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Brachiosaurus 🇺🇸
BRA-KEE-OH-SAW-RUS
Arm lizard
Herbivore 🌱
23m
12-15m
30 tonnes
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Carcharodontosaurus 🇲🇦 🇿🇦
CAR-CAR-ROW-DON-TO...
Shark tooth lizard
Carnivore 🥩
13m
4m
8-15 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Carnotaurus 🇦🇷
CAR-NO-TOR-RUSS
Meat eating bull
Carnivore 🥩
7-8m
3m
1-2 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Ceratosaurus 🇺🇸
SER-RAT-OH-SAW-RUS
Horn lizard
Carnivore 🥩
6-8m
2.5m
1 Ton
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Chicken 🌏
CHICK-EN
Chicken
Omnivore 🥩🌱
0.4
0.2m
2-4kg
Present
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Chilotherium 🇷🇺
CHI-LOW-THEE-REE-U...
Chilo beast
Herbivore 🌱
3m
1.5m
1-2 tons
Miocene through ...
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Coelophysis 🇺🇸 🇿🇦
SEAL-OH-FI-SIS
Hollow form
Carnivore 🥩
2m
1.2m
15-20kg
Late Triassic pe...
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Compsognathus 🇩🇪
COMP-SOG-NATH-US
Elegant jaw
Carnivore 🥩
2 - 3ft
0.3m
5kg
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Crossvallia 🇦🇶
CROSS-VAL-EE-AH
Unknown
Piscivore 🐟
1m
1.6m
70-8-kg
Cretaceous and P...
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Cryolophosaurus 🇦🇶
CRY-OH-LOF-OH-SAW-...
Cold crested lizard
Carnivore 🥩
6m
2m
400 - 500kg
Early Jurassic P...
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Daspletosaurus 🇺🇸
DAS-PLETE-OH-SAW-R...
Frightful lizard
Carnivore 🥩
8m
3m
1.5-4 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Deinocheirus 🇲🇳
DY-NO-KY-RES
Terrible Hand
Omnivore 🥩 🌱
11m
3 - 4.5m
6.5 Tons
Late Cretaceous ...
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Deinonychus 🇺🇸
DY-NO-NIKE-US
Terrible claw
Carnivore 🥩
3m
1.2m
75-100kg
Early Cretaceous...
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Deinotherium 🇿🇦 🇪🇺 🇮🇳
DY-NO-THEE-REE-UM
Terrible beast
Herbivore 🌱
6m
4m
8-11 tonnes
Early Miocene to...
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Diabloceratops 🇺🇸
DY-AB-LO-SERA-TOPS
Devil horned face
Herbivore 🌱
3.5m
1.8m
1.5 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Dilophosaurus 🇺🇸
DY-LOF-OH-SAW-RUSS
Double crested lizard
Carnivore 🥩
6-7m
1.8m
500kg
Early Jurassic P...
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Dimetrodon 🇺🇸
DY-MET-ROW-DON
Two form teeth
Carnivore 🥩
3-4m
2.5m
150-250kg
Permian period
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Dimorphodon 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
DY-MORPH-OH-DON
Two form teeth
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
1.5m wingspa...
0.5m
2kg
Jurassic period
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Dinornis 🇳🇿
DYE-NOR-NIS
Herbivore 🌱
2m
3.6m
200-250kg
Late Pleistocene...
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Diplocaulus 🇺🇸 🇿🇦
DIP-LOW-CALL-US
Double caul
Carnivore 🥩
1m
0.3m
2-4kg
Late Carbonifero...
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Diplodocus 🇺🇸
DIP-LOW-DO-CUS
Double beam
Herbivore 🌱
28m
6m
11 tonnes
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Dracoraptor 🏴
DRAY-CO-RAP-TOR
Dragon Thief
Carnivore 🥩
2m
1m
25kg
Early Jurassic P...
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Dracorex 🇺🇸
DRAY-CO-REX
Dragon King
Herbivore 🌱
2.5m
1m
0.65 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Dsungaripterus 🇨🇳
SUN -GAR-EE-PIR-US
unggar wing
Carnivore 🥩
3.5m wingspa...
1m
2kg
Early cretaceous...
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Edmontosaurus 🇨🇦
ED-MON-TOE-SAW-RUS
Edmonton lizard
Herbivore 🌱
9-12m
4m
4-6 Tons
Late Cretaceous
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Entelodon 🇪🇺 🇺🇸
EN-TELL-OH-DON
Complete teeth
Omnivore 🥩🌱
3m
1.8m
150kg
Middle Eocene
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Eoraptor 🇦🇷
EE-OH-RAP-TOR
Dawn thief
Omnivore 🥩 🌱
1.5m
0.5m
10kg
Late Triassic pe...
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Erlikosaurus 🇲🇳 🇨🇳
EARL-LICK-OH-SAW-R...
Erlik's lizard
Herbivore 🌱
3-4m
3m
150-250kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Euplocephalus 🇺🇸
YOO-OP-LOW-SEF-AH-...
Well armoured head
Herbivore 🌱
5-7m
2m
2-2.5 ton
Late Cretaceous ...
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Fukuiraptor 🇯🇵
FOO-KWEE-RAP-TOR
Thief of Fukui
Carnivore 🥩
4-5m
2m
0.5 Ton
Early Cretaceou...
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Gallimimus 🇲🇳
GAL-LEE-MY-MUS
Chicken mimic
Omnivore 🌱 🥩
6m
2m
200kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Gastonia 🇺🇸
GAS-TOE-KNEE-AH
Named after its found...
Herbivore 🌱
5-6m
2m
2 tonnes
Early cretaceous...
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Giganotosaurus 🇦🇷
GEE-GA-NO-TOE-SAW-...
Giant southern lizard
Carnivore 🥩
13m
5m
12-15 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Gigantopithecus
JI-GANT-OH-PITH-EE...
Giant Ape
Herbivore 🌱
1m
3m
300kg
Pleistocene
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Gigantspinosaurus 🇨🇳
JI-GANT-SPINE-OH-S...
Giant spined lizard
Herbivore 🌱
3-4m
2m
1 Ton
Late Jurassic pe...
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Glacialisaurus 🇦🇶
GLA-SEE-AL-EE-SAW-...
Frozen lizard
Omnivore 🌱 🥩
6m
4m
3-5 tonnes
Early Jurassic p...
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Gojirasaurus 🇺🇸
GO-JEER-AH-SAW-RUS
Godzilla lizard
Carnivore 🥩
5-6m
2m
150-250kg
Middle Triassic ...
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Guanglong 🇨🇳
GWAN-LONG
Crested dinosaur
Carnivore 🥩
3m
1m
125kg
Late Jurassic pe...
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Helicoprion 🌍
HEL-EE-COP-REE-ON
Spiral saw
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
6-7m
2m
40-50kg
Early Permian - ...
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Herrerasaurus 🇦🇷
HAIR-RARE-OH-SAW-R...
Herrera lizard
Carnivore 🥩
4-5m
1.8m
350kg
Mid Triassic per...
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Heterodontosaurus 🇿🇦
HET-ROW-DON-TOE-SA...
Different toothed liz...
Herbivore 🌱
1.2m
0.8m
6kg
Early Jurassic P...
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Ichthyosaurus 🇬🇧
ICH-THEE-OH-SAW
Fish lizard
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
3-3.5m
1.2m
90kg
Early Jurassic p...
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Icthyornis 🇺🇸
IC-THEE-OR-NIS
Fish bird
Piscivore 🐠
0.5 - 0.9m w...
0.3m
250g
Late Cretaceous ...
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Iguanodon 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
IG-WAN-OH-DON
Iguana tooth
Herbivore 🌱
9m
3m
4-5 tonnes
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Irritator 🇧🇷
IR-EE-TA-TOR
One that irritates
Carnivore 🥩
6-8m
2m
1 Ton
Early Cretaceous...
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Issi Saaneq 🇬🇱
IS-EE-SAN-EEK
Cold bone
Herbivore 🌱
3-10m
1.8m
0.3 - 1 ton
Late Triassic pe...
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Jakapil 🇦🇷
JACK-AH-PILL
Sheild bearer
Herbivore 🌱
1.5m
0.5m
9-15lb
Early Cretaceous...
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Kentrosaurus 🇹🇿
KEN-TRO-SAW-RUSS
Sharp lizard
Herbivore 🌱
4m
1.5m
1.5-3 tonnes
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Kosmoceratops 🇺🇸
KOS-MO-SERA-TOPS
Ornate horned face
Herbivore 🌱
5m
1.8m
1-2 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Liploeurodon
LIE-PLEW-ROW-DON
Smooth-sided tooth
Carnivore 🥩🐠
9m
1-2m
1-1.5 tonnes
Mid to Late jura...
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Longisquama 🌏
LONG-EE-SKWA-MAH.
Long scales
Insectivore 🪲
20cm
20cm
Unknown
Mid-Late triassi...
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Maiasaura 🇺🇸
MIA-SAW-RA
Good mother lizard
Herbivore 🌱
8m
3m
4 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Maip 🇦🇷
MY-EPP
The shadow of death
Carnivore 🥩
9m
2.5m
5 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Majungasaurus 🇲🇬
MA-JUNG-GA-SAW-RUS
Mahajanga lizard
Carnivore 🥩
7-8M
2-3M
1 Ton
Late Cretaceous ...
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Mamenchisaurus 🇨🇳
MA-MEN-CHI-SAW-RUS
Mamenchi lizard
Herbivore 🌱
25m
15m
25-30 tonnes
Late Jurassic pe...
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Massospondylus 🇿🇦
MASS-OH-SPON-DEE-L...
Massive vertebrae
Herbivore 🌱
4-6m
5ft
1 Ton
Early Triassic
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Mastodon 🇺🇸
MASS-TOE-DON
Breast tooth
Herbivore 🌱
6m
2-3m
6 tonnes
Early Miocene - ...
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Megaloceros 🇮🇪
MEGA-LOW-SER-OS
Giant horn
Herbivore 🌱
3-4m
3.5-4m
500-600kg
Pleistocene and ...
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Megalodon 🇺🇸 🌍
MEG-AH-LOW-DON
Big tooth
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
15-18m
3m
45 tonnes
Early Miocene to...
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Meganeuropsis 🇺🇸
MEGA-NEW-ROP-SIS
Big distress
Carnivore 🥩 🪲
1m-1.3m wing...
1m
420g
Late Carbonifero...
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Megatherium 🇺🇾 🇧🇴
MEGA-THEE-REE-UM
Huge beast
Herbivore 🌱
6m
4m
4 tonnes
Early Pliocene t...
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Microceratus 🇨🇳
MIKE-ROW-SER-AT-US
Small horned
Herbivore 🌱
0.5m
0.3m
3-10kg
Cretacious perio...
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Microraptor 🇲🇳
MY-CRO-RAP-TOR
Small thief
Carnivore 🥩
1m
0.5m
1-3lb
Early Cretaceous...
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Minmi 🇦🇺
MIN-MEE
Minmi crossing
Herbivore 🌱
3m
1m
300kg
Early Cretaceous...
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Moanasaurus 🇳🇿
MOW-ANN-AH-SAW-RUS
Sea lizard
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
5-6m
2m
15 tonnes
Cretaceous Perio...
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Mosasaurus 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇿🇦 🌏
MO-SAR-SAW-RUS
Meuse lizard
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
17m
2.5m
10 Tonnes
Cretaceous perio...
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Nanotyrannus 🇺🇸
NA-NO-TIE-RAN-US
Dwarf tyrant
Carnivore 🥩
5m
2m
900kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Nanuqsaurus 🇺🇸 ❄️
NA-NUKE-SAW-RUS
Polar bear lizard
Carnivore 🥩
6-7m
2-2.5m
0.8-1.6 Ton
Late Cretaceous ...
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Nigersaurus 🇳🇪
NI-GER-SAW-RUS
Niger lizard
Herbivore 🌱
9m
3m
2 - 4 tonnes
Middle Cretaceou...
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Nyctosaurus 🇺🇸
NIKE-TO-SAW-RUS
Night lizard
Piscivore 🐠
2m wingspan
1m
1,8kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Ornithocheirus 🇿🇦 🇦🇺 🇪🇺
OR-NEE-THO-CARE-EE...
Bird hand
Piscivore 🐠
5m wingspan
1.7m
20kg
Jurassic to late...
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Ouranosaurus 🇿🇦
OR-RAN-OH-SAW-RUS
Brave lizard
Herbivore 🌱
7-8m
3m
20 tonnes
Early cretaceous...
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Oviraptor 🇲🇳 🇨🇳
OH-VEE-RAP-TOR
Egg thief
Omnivore 🥩 🌱
1.8m
1m
25-30kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Ozraptor 🇦🇺
OZ-RAP-TOR
Australian thief
Carnivore 🥩
2m
1m
45kg
Middle Jurassic ...
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Pachycephalosaurus 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
PAK-EE-SEF-AH-LOW-...
Thick headed lizard
Herbivore 🌱
4-5m
1.8m
0.5 Ton
Late Cretaceous
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Pachyrhinosaurus 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
PAK-EE-RIE-NO-SAW-...
Thick nosed lizard
Herbivore 🌱
5-8m
3-4m
2-4 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Palaeoloxodo 🇪🇺
PALE-EE-OHLOX-OH-D...
traight-tusked elepha...
Herbivore 🌱
5m
5m
10 tonnes
Middle–Late Plei...
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Paraceratherium🇨🇳🇮🇳🇹🇷
PARA-SERA-THEE-REE...
Near the hornless bea...
Herbivore 🌱
7m
5-6m
15-20 tonnes
Late Oligocene a...
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Paralitherizinosaurus 🇯🇵
PA-RALY-THERE-RE-K...
Tidal Scythe lizard
Herbivore 🌱
3m
2.5m
1-2 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Parasaurolophus 🇺🇸
PARA-SOR-ROL-OH-FU...
Near crested lizard
Herbivore 🌱
9m
3.5m
2-4 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Patagotitan 🇦🇷
PAT-AH-GO-TIE-TAN
Titan from Patgonia
Herbivore 🌱
38m
12m
70 Tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Pentaceratops 🇺🇸
PEN-TA-SERA-TOPS
Five horned face
Herbivore 🌱
6m
4m
4-5 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Phorusrhacids (Terror bird) 🇧🇷
FOUR-ASS-RA-SIDS
Very long
Carnivore 🥩
2m
3m
130kg
Cenozoic era
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Plateosaurus 🇪🇺
PLAT-EE-OH-SAW-RUS
Broad lizard
Herbivore 🌱
8m
3m
2-4 tonnes
Late Triassic pe...
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Postosuchus 🇺🇸
POST-OH-SUE-CUS
Crocodile from Post
Carnivore 🥩
4m
1m
250-300kg
Late Triassic pe...
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Protoceratops 🇲🇳 🇨🇳
PRO-TOE-SERA-TOPS
First horned face
Herbivore 🌱
2m
0.9m
225kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Psittacosaurus 🇨🇳
SIT-AC-OH-SAW-RUS
Parrot lizard
Herbivore 🌱
2m
0.8m
50-100kg
Early Cretaceous...
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Pteranodon 🇺🇸
TER-RAN-OH-DON
Toothless wing
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
5-6m wingspa...
2m
25kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Pterodaustro
TER-OH-DOS-TRO
South wing
Piscivore 🐠
2.5m wingspa...
1m
4-5kg
Early cretaceous...
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Quetzalcoatlus 🇺🇸
KWET-ZAL-CO-AT-LUS
Named after Aztec fea...
Carnivore 🥩
10m wingspan
4m
200-250kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Rajasaurus 🇮🇳
RA-JA-SAW-RUS
Princely lizard
Carnivore 🥩
5m
3.5m
1-3 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Ranger Chris 🏴
Chris
Head Ranger
Omnivore
Private
1.8m
Unknown
Present
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Rhamphorhynchus 🇪🇸 🏴
RAM-FO-RING-CUS
Beak snout
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
2m wingspan
0.6m
100g
Jurassic period
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Rugops 🇳🇪
RUG-OPS
Wrinkle face
Carnivore 🥩
6m
2m
500-750kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Sarcosuchus
SAR-CO-SUE-CUS
Flesh crocodile
Carnivore 🥩
9-10m
1.8m
3-4 tonnes
Early Cretaceous...
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Sauropelta 🇺🇸
SAW-RO-PEL-TA
Sheild lizard
Herbivore 🌱
5.2m
1.5m
1.5 ton
Early Cretaceous...
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Shringasaurus 🇮🇳
SHH-RING-AH-SAW-RU...
Horned lizard
Herbivore 🌱
3-4m
1m
400kg
Middle Triassic ...
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Sinosauropteryx 🇨🇳
SI-NO-SAW-OP-TER-R...
Chinese lizard wing
Carnivore 🥩
1m
0.5m
0.5kg
Early Cretaceous...
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Smilodon
SMI-LOW-DON
Knife tooth
Carnivore 🥩
2m
1m
200kg
Pliocene and Ple...
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Spinosaurus 🇪🇬
SPY-NO-SAW-RUSS
Spine lizard
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
14m
6m
14-20 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Stegoceras
STEG-OH-SER-ASS
Roof horn
Herbivore 🌱
2 - 2.5m
0.8m
10-40kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Stegosaurus 🇺🇸 🇪🇺
STEG-OH-SAW-RUS
Roof lizard
Herbivore 🌱
6-9m
4m
5 tonnes
Late Jurassic Pe...
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Struthiomimus 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
STRU-THEE-OH-MY-MU...
Ostrich mimic
Omnivore 🥩 🌱
4-5m
2m
150kg
Late cretaceous ...
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Stygimoloch 🇺🇸
STIJ-EE-MOL-OC
River Styx Demon
Herbivore 🌱
3m
1.2m
3-4 stone
Late Cretaceous
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Styracosaurus
STY-RACK-OH-SAW-RU...
Spiked lizard
Herbivore 🌱
5m
2.5m
2 - 3 tonnes
Cretaceous Perio...
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Suchomimus
SUE-CO-MY-MUS
Crocodile mimic
Carnivore 🥩
11m
3m
3-4 tonnes
Early cretaceous...
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Tanystropheus
TAN-EE-STROW-FEE-U...
Long necked one
Carnivore 🥩 🐠
6m
1m
140kg
Mid-Late triassi...
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Tapejara 🇧🇷
TAP-EE-JAR-RA
The old being
Omnivore 🥩 🌱 🪲
1m-1.3m wing...
1m
420g
Early cretaceous...
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Tarbosaurus 🇨🇳
TAR-BOW-SAW-RUS
Alarming lizard
Carnivore 🥩
10m
4m
5 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Tarchia 🇲🇳
TAR-KEY-AH
Brainy one
Herbivore 🌱
8m
2m
2-3 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Thanos Simonattoi 🇧🇷
THAN-OS
Death
Carnivore 🥩
5m
1.6m
4-5 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Therizinosaurus 🇨🇳 🇲🇳
THER-IH-ZINE-OH-SA...
Scythe lizard
Herbivore 🌱
12
6m
5 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Titanoboa 🇨🇴
TIE-TAN-OH-BO-AH
Titanic boa
Carnivore 🥩
13m
1.2m
1.2 ton
Paleocene
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Torosaurus 🇺🇸
TORO-SAW-RUS
Bull lizard
Herbivore 🌱
7m
2m
4-6 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Triceratops 🇺🇸
TRY-SERA-TOPS
Three horned face
Herbivore 🌱
9m
4m
7-11 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Troodon 🇺🇸
TROO-OH-DON
Wounding tooth
Carnivore 🥩
2.4m
0.9m
50kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Tyrannosaurus Rex 🇺🇸
TIE-RAN-OH-SAW-RUS...
Tyrant lizard king
Carnivore 🥩
12-14m
5-6m
5-8 tonnes
Late Cretaceous ...
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Utahraptor 🇺🇸
YOU-TA-RAP-TOR
Utah thief
Carnivore 🥩
4m
1.8m
0.4 - 1 Ton
Early cretaceous...
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Velociraptor 🇲🇳 🇨🇳
VEL-OH-CEE-RAP-TOR
Swift thief
Carnivore 🥩
1.8m
1m
45kg
Late Cretaceous ...
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Volgatitan 🇷🇺
VOL-GA-TY-TAN
Volga giant
Herbivore 🌱
16-20m
8-10m
17-20 tonnes
Early Cretaceous...
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Wendiceretops 🇨🇦
WEN-DEE-SERA-TOPS
Wendy's horned face
Herbivore 🌱
6m
2m
1-2 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Woolly Rhino 🇷🇺
WOOL-EE-RYE-NO
Woolly rhinoceros
Herbivore 🌱
5m
2m
3.5 tonnes
Pliocene and Pl...
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Woolly mammoth 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇨🇳
WOOL-EE-MAM-MOTH
Heavy coated mammoth
Herbivore 🌱
6m
4m
4-6 Tons
Pleistocene to ...
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Wuerhosaurus 🇲🇳
WOO-EHR-HO-SAW-RUS
lizard from Wuerho
Herbivore 🌱
7m
3m
4 tonnes
Early cretaceous...
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Xenoceratops 🇨🇦
ZEEN-OH-SERA-TOPS
Alien horned face
Herbivore 🌱
6m
3.5m
2 tonnes
Late cretaceous ...
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Yi Qi 🇨🇳
YEE-KWEE
Strange wing
Carnivore 🥩
0.4m
0.2m
400 gramms
Late Jurassic
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Zuniceretops 🇺🇸
ZOON-EE-SERA-TOPS
Zuni-horned face
Herbivore 🌱
2-3m
1.5m
100-200kg
Late cretaceous ...
{"_id":"64804c5f19950158c4ff6755","name":"Zuniceretops 🇺🇸","secname":"ZOON-EE-SERA-TOPS","meaning":"Zuni-horned face","diet":"Herbivore 🌱","lengthh":"2-3m","height":"1.5m","weight":"100-200kg","era":"Late cretaceous period","locationx":"33.7415593089848","locationy":"-105.52907416313276","descriptions":"Zuniceratops was named after the Zuni people of western New Mexico, where its fossils were first discovered in 1996.\r\nIt was a relatively small dinosaur, measuring about 9 feet long and weighing around 200-300 pounds.\r\nZuniceratops is classified as a ceratopsian dinosaur, which means it had a distinctive frill and horns on its head. However, its frill was relatively small and not as elaborate as some other ceratopsians, such as Triceratops.\r\nIt had a beak-like mouth and teeth that were perfect for chopping up tough, fibrous plants.","img":"dinopic-16861297591983246.png","charts":["charts-16861297592658974.jpg"],"__v":0,"category":"dinosaurs","links":""}