Stegosaurs lived about 150 million years ago in the Late Jurassic/Early Cretaciaous Period.

The
first fossil was discovered by Professor Othniel Marsh in 1877. The large, bony plates he found on
its back reminded him of roof tiles - so the name he gave it means 'roofed lizard'.

Stegosaurus Fast Facts

 You pronounce their name 'steg-uh-sawr-us'.

 The meaning of Stegosaurus is 'roofed lizard'.

 Stegosaurus had brains the size of ping pong balls.

 Their length was up to 9 meters (30 feet)

 They were 4 meters (14 feet) tall.

 They weighed 2 tons (about an average American car).

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Some of the bony plates of this dinosaur can be very large - over 1 meter (3 feet) high. Scientist
are not sure how how the plates lay - or what they were for. Some believe they were for defence,
but others that they may have acted as a way of controlling temperature.
The Setogsaurus was a plant eater, which we call a herbivore. It is believed to have eaten
plants such as mosses, ferns, horsetails, cycads and conifers or fruits. No grass though, because
there was no grass at this time.

Triceratops were plant eaters (herbivores) which grazed in large herds together.

Triceratops Fast Facts

 You pronounce their name 'tri-SERa-tops'.

 The meaning of Triceratops is 'three-horned face'.

 They lived in the Late Cretaceous Period.

 Triceratops had nose horns they used for defence.

 Their length was up to 9 metres (30 feet)

 They weighed 5 tons (about as much as a truck).

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They lived about 68 to 65 million years ago - in the cretaceous period. This was at the same time
as some really big meat eating dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Albertosaurus and
Spinosaurus.
Fossil evidence shows that Tyrannosaurus was about 40 feet (12 meters) long and about 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6
meters) tall. Its strong thighs and long, powerful tail helped it move quickly, and its massive 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long)
skull could bore into prey. Fossil evidence shows that Tyrannosaurus was about 40 feet (12 meters) long and about 15
to 20 feet (4.6 to 6 meters) tall. Its strong thighs and long, powerful tail helped it move quickly, and its massive 5-foot-
long (1.5-meter-long) skull could bore into prey.

Individual Triceratops are estimated to have reached about 7.9 to 9.0 m (25.9–29.5 ft) in length, 2.9 to 3.0 m (9.5 to 9.8
ft) in height, and 6.1–12.0 tonnes (13,000–26,000 lb) in weight. The most distinctive feature is their large skull, among the

largest of all land animals.

Well basically, they modeled what they called the “Velociraptor” in the movie after the Deinonychus. The Deinonychus
were also raptors, but were significantly bigger than the Velociraptors, coming in at about 12 feet long, about 6 feet tall,
and weighing about 150 pounds full grown.

Diplodocus were plant eaters (herbivores) which grazed in large herds together - the same
as Triceratops.
Fast Facts
You pronounce their name 'dip-lod-ic-uss'.

The meaning of their name is 'double beamed lizard'.

They lived at the end of the Jurassic Period.

They are the longest known dinosaur.

Their length was up to 27 metres (88 feet)

They weighed about 12 tons (as much as a large truck).

They lived about 154 to 150 million years ago - in the late Jurassic period. This was about the
same time as the Stegosaurus dinosaur and the Allosaurus.

Diplodocus had very powerful back legs! Its body was balanced by a long heavy tail - often used
as a weapon against attackers. Their size would also have been a deterrent to predators.

It is thought to be the longest known dinosaur. The neck could reach over 6m (20ft) and its long
tail had 80 vertebrae. It was first thought that the tail dragged along as it walked - but no drag
marks have been found beside fossilized footprints.

Its dinosaur classification is Sauropoda.

They had a very small head compared to the size of its body and would have had a very small
brain. According to wikipedia, scientists now think that it would have not been able to lift it's head
much higher than its body. So a lot of the earlier drawings of this dinosaur with its head at tree
level would be wrong.
They were plant eaters with peg like teeth. It would have eaten trees, bushes, cycads, gingkoes
and ferns.

Tyrannosaurus Rex had powerful back legs that let it hunt prey over short distances at up to
20mph (32 kph). They would have charged out of the undergrowth to surprise their prey - and their
flexible neck helped them adjust the angle of attack.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Fast Facts

 Tyrannosaurus Rex means 'Tyrant Lizard'.

 T. Rex were one of the biggest meat eaters.

  The largest T. Rex tooth found is 12 inches (30 cm) long.

 They could sprint up to 20 mph (32 kph).

 Their length was up to 12 metres (40 feet).

More Tyrannosaurs Rex Dinosaur Details

T. Rex were one of the biggest carnivores (meat eating dinosaurs), but not the
biggest! Giganotosaurus, Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus were bigger.

Want to know more? Here is a Spinosaurus vs T. Rex size comparison.

They lived about 65 to 70 million years ago - in the late cretaceous period.
The T. Rex had quite a large brain for a dinosaur. This would have helped it hunt better! Large
parts of its brain helped its vision and smell - it may have even had telescopic vision.

Even more terrifying was its mouth full of 8 inch (20cm) teeth - long and sharp, like knives.

Its dinosaur classification is Saurischia.

Tyrannosaurus Rex were 12 metres (40 feet) in length and weighed 5 tons. Their heads were
over 4 feet (1.25 metres), with very powerful jaws.

Velociraptors were scavengers. As well as hunting smaller prey, they would have eaten leftover
carcasses killed by larger dinosaurs. You can find out more about scavengers at Wikipedia.

Raptor Fast Facts

 You pronounce their name 'vell-os-eeraptor'.

 The meaning of its name is 'quick plunderer'.

 They lived in the Late Cretaceous Period.

  They had huge claws on their back legs.

 Their length was 1.8 metres (6 feet)

 They weighed 55 pounds (25 kilograms).

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They lived about 75 to 71 million years ago along with some of the really big meat eating
dinosaurs such as dinosaur T. Rex, Albertosaurus and other Cretaceous dinosaurs.
These smart dinos had a large brain that helped them be very agile. They could also hunt together
in packs! Working together they were fearsome predators. It would have been almost impossible
to escape from their attack.

Velociraptors had very powerful back legs with long claws that could rip into their prey. These
claws were lifted back when they were running.