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Zephyrosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Zephyrosaurus (meaning "westward wind lizard"

Yunnanosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • unnanosaurus was unique among prosauropods in that its teeth were self-sharpening

Wikijunior:Dinosaurs/Velociraptor - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

  • Velociraptor means "swift thief". This is a good name because Velociraptor was a small dinosaur that could run fast. Velociraptor was a theropod. The theropods were a group of dinosaurs that walked on two legs.
  • Velociraptor was a smart dinosaur.

Ultrasaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikijunior:Dinosaurs/Stegosaurus - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

  • tegosaurus is Greek for "plated lizard", this name is given to the dinosaur due to a heavy armour of plates down its back. It is also sometimes known as one of the dumbest dinosaurs, because it had a very small brain compared to its large body.

Rhamphorhynchus (pterosaur) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Rhamphorhynchus was a long-tailed pterosaur of the Jurassic period. Its name means 'beak jaw
  • probably ate fish and it is believed that one of the ways it hunted was by dragging its beak in the water, catching fish and tossing them into its throat pouch

Quetzalcoatlus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • one of the largest known flying animals of all time
  • discovered in Texas i

Pachycephalosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Pachycephalosaurus (the 'thick headed lizard',
  • It was an herbivorous creature, which is only known from a single skull and a few extremely thick skull roofs.

Ornitholestes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • It had small, sharp teeth and probably preyed on small animals such as lizards and mammals.

Nodosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • It may have had spikes along its side as well. It had four short legs, five-toed feet, a short neck, and a long, stiff, clubless tail. The head was narrow, with a pointed snout, powerful jaws, and small teeth. It perhaps ate soft plants, as it would be unable to chew tough, fibrous ones;

Lambeosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • This bipedal/quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaur is known for its distinctive hollow crest, which in the best-known species resembles a hatchet.
  • could move on both two legs and all fours as shown by footprints of related animals. It had a long tail stiffened by ossified tendons, preventing it from drooping. The hands had four fingers, lacking the thumb, but the second, third, and fourth fingers were bunched together and bore hooves, suggesting the animal could use the hands for support. The fifth finger was free and could be used to manipulate objects. Each foot had only the three central toes.[3]

Kentrosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Kentrosaurus meaning 'pointed lizard' (pronounced: KEN-troh-Saw-rus)(from the Greek kentron/κεντρον meaning 'point' or 'prickle' and sauros/σαυρος meaning 'lizard') was a Jurassic genus of dinosaur closely related to the better-known Stegosaurus. Kentrosaurs were African cousins of the North American Stegosaurus. They differed in size, in the shape of their armour plating and in their bodily flexibility, however.

Jaxartosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Its fossils were found in China. It had a large, helmet-like crest that it used to vocalize with members of the same herd. Females had the smallest crests, and juveniles had none at all.

Wikijunior:Dinosaurs/Iguanodon - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

  • Iguanodon was a big dinosaur. It grew to be thirty feet long and had a bulky body. Its neck was long. It had a long tail and a beak. The mouth had teeth in the cheeks toward the back and a sharp beak at the front. Iguanodon usually walked on four legs, but could stand on two if it wanted to reach high. It had four fingers and a bony cone-shaped spike on each hand. Its hind feet had three toes with hoof-like nails.

Hylaeosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • It is a fairly typical armored dinosaur, with three long spines on its shoulder, two at the hips, and three rows of armor running down its back. It may also have had a row of plates down its tail. It has a long head, more like the head of a Nodosaurus than an Ankylosaurus; and a beak, which it probably used to crop low-lying vegetation.
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