Dromiceiomimus (emu mimic) Phonetic dro-mi-see-oh-me-muss Named By William Parks - 1926 Diet Omnivore Size Estimated 3.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species D. brevitertius Found in Canada When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 77-75 million years ago Dromiceiomimus Facts Dromiceiomimus, meaning “emu mimic,” is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur that lived during the […]
Dromaeosaurus (Running lizard) Phonetic Dro-mee-o-sore-us Named By William Diller Matthew and Barnum Brown – 1922 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated around 6-7 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species D. albertensis (type) Found in Canada, Alberta. USA, Montana When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 77-75 million years ago Dromaeosaurus Facts Dromaeosaurus, meaning “running lizard,”
Dravidosaurus (Dravidanadu lizard) Phonetic Dray-vid-o-sore-us Named By P. Yadagiri & K. Ayyasami - 1979 Diet Piscivore Size Estimated 3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Armored Dinosaur Type Species D. blanfordi (type) Found in India When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 70-68 million years ago Dravidosaurus Facts Dravidosaurus, meaning “Dravidanadu lizard,” is a genus of dinosaur that
Dracorex (Dragon king) Phonetic dray-ko-rex Named By Bakker, Sullivan, Porter, Larson and Saulsbury - 2006 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 4 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species hogwartsia Found in USA When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 66 million years ago Dracorex Facts Dracorex, meaning “dragon king,” is a genus of dinosaur that lived during
Diplodocus (Double beam) Phonetic Dip-low-doe-cus Named By Othniel Charles Marsh - 1878 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 90 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species D. longus (type), D. carnegii, D. hallorum Found in USA, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming - Morrison Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 155-145 million years ago Diplodocus Facts Diplodocus,
Dilophosaurus (Two crested lizard) Phonetic Di-lo-fo-sore-us Named By Samuel Paul Welles - 1970 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated up to 20 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species D. wetherilli (type) Found in USA, Arizona – Kayenta Formation When it Lived Early Jurassic, 193-183 million years ago Dilophosaurus Facts Dilophosaurus, meaning “two-crested lizard,”
Dicraeosaurus (Double forked lizard) Phonetic Die-cray-oh-sore-us Named By Werner Janensch - 1914 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated up to 50 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species D. hansemanni (type), D.sattleri Found in Tanzania When it Lived Late Jurassic, 161-145 million years ago Dicraeosaurus Facts Dicraeosaurus, meaning “double-forked lizard,” was a sauropod dinosaur that
Diceratops (Greek for “two-horned face”) Phonetic die-seh-rah-tops Named By Hatcher -1905 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 8-9 meters long Type of Dinosaur Ceratopsian Type Species hatcheri (type) Found in Wyoming, USA When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75 million years ago Diceratops Facts Diceratops, also known as “two-horned face,” is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived
Deltadromeus (Delta runner) Phonetic Del-tah-dor-me-us Named By Paul Sereno etal. - 1996 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated up to 30 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species D. agilis (type) Found in Morocco - Bahariya Formation and Kem Kem Beds When it Lived Cretaceous, 100 million years ago Deltadromeus Facts Deltadromeus, meaning “delta
Deinonychus (Terrible claw) Phonetic Die-non-e-cus Named By Ostrom - 1969 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated about 11 feet long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species D. antirrhopus (type) Found in USA When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 115-108 million years ago Deinonychus Facts Deinonychus, meaning “terrible claw,” was a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur that lived during the
