Articles – Dinosaurs

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• Gallimimus

  Gallimimus was a large theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, living around 70 million years ago in Mongolia. It was likely omnivorous or herbivorous and known for its ostrich-like appearance.

  

• Guanlong

  Guanlong was an early carnivorous tyrannosaur from the Late Jurassic period, living around 160 million years ago in what is now northwestern China. It is known for its distinctive crest and provides insight into the early evolution of tyrannosaurs.

  

• Majungasaurus

  Majungasaurus was a carnivorous theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar, living around 70–66 million years ago. It was the largest predator in its ecosystem and is notable for evidence of cannibalism and its robust skull adapted for a bite-and-hold hunting strategy.

  

• Parasaurolophus

  Parasaurolophus was a large herbivorous hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) from the Late Cretaceous period, living around 77–73 million years ago in western North America. It is famous for its long, hollow head crest that may have been used for communication or display.

  

• Psittacosaurus

  Psittacosaurus was a small herbivorous ceratopsian (horned dinosaur) from the Early Cretaceous period, living around 125–100 million years ago in Asia. It is notable for its numerous species and well-preserved fossils, including some with skin and color patterns.

  

• Spinosaurus

  Spinosaurus was a large carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, living around 99–94 million years ago in North Africa. It is known for its semi-aquatic adaptations and distinctive sail-like spine.

  

• Stegoceras

  Stegoceras was a small, bipedal, herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, living around 77–74 million years ago in North America. Known for its dome-shaped skull, it is one of the best-known pachycephalosaurs.

  

• Stegosaurus

  Stegosaurus was a large herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, living around 155–145 million years ago in what is now the western United States. It is known for its iconic back plates and spiked tail, and was part of a diverse ecosystem alongside predators like Allosaurus and sauropods like Diplodocus.

  

• Styracosaurus

  Styracosaurus was a herbivorous ceratopsian (horned dinosaur) that lived during the Late Cretaceous period around 76–75 million years ago in what is now Canada. It is known for its striking frill spikes and large nose horn.

  

• Tarbosaurus

  Tarbosaurus was a large carnivorous theropod from the Late Cretaceous period, very similar to T. rex, that lived around 75–70 million years ago in Asia.