Sinornithosaurus (Chinese bird lizard) Phonetic Sine-or-nith-oh-sore-s Named By Xu, Wang & Wu - 1999 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1 metres long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S.millenii (type), S. haoiana Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 120 million years ago Sinornithosaurus Facts Sinornithosaurus is a genus […]
Sinocalliopteryx (Giant Chinese beautiful feather) Phonetic Sigh-no-cal-ee-op-ter-ix Named By Ji, S., Ji, Q., Lu J., & Yuan, C - 2007 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. gigas (type) Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 125 million years ago Sinocalliopteryx
Shanag (named after the dancers in the Buddhist Cham dance) Phonetic Shan-ag Named By Alan Turner, Sunny Hai-Ching Hwang & Mark Norell - 2007 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. ashile (type) Found in Mongolia - Öösh Formation (previously Ashile Formation) When it Lived Late Cretaceous,
Segisaurus (Segi lizard - after Tsegi Canyon) Phonetic Seg-e-sore-us Named By Lewis Camp - 1936 Diet Insectivore/Carnivore Size Estimated 1 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. halli (type) Found in USA, Arizona, Tsegi Canyon - Navajo Sandstone Formation When it Lived Late Triassic, 220-205 million years ago Segisaurus Facts Segisaurus, meaning
Saurornithoides (Bird like lizard) Phonetic Sore-orn-ih-thoy-deez Named By Henry Fairfield Osborn – 1924 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. mongoliensis (type) Found in Mongolia – Djadochta Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago Saurornithoides Facts Saurornithoides, meaning “bird-like lizard,” is a genus of
Saltopus (hopping foot) Phonetic sal-to-pus Named By Friedrich von Huene – 1910 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species elginensis Found in Scotland, United Kingdom When it Lived Late Triassic, 220 million years ago Saltopus Facts Saltopus, meaning “hopping foot,” is a genus of early theropod dinosaur that
Yangchuanosaurus (Yangchuan lizard) Phonetic Yang-chwan-oh-sore-us Named By Dong et al - 1978 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 10 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species Y. shangyouensis (type), Y. zigongensis Found in China - Shaximiao Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 155-145 million years ago Yangchuanosaurus Facts Yangchuanosaurus was a large theropod dinosaur that
Xixiasaurus (Xixia lizard) Phonetic Ze-ze-ah-sore-us Named By J. Lü, L. Xu, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Jia, & Q. Ji. 2010 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species X. henanensis (type) Found in China, Henan Province, Xixia County - Majiacun Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 130 million
Velociraptor (Swift seizer) Phonetic Vell-oss-e-rap-tor Named By Henry Fairfield Osborn - 1924 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species V. mongoliensis (type), V. osmolskae Found in Mongolia, Barun Goyot Formation, Djadochta Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75-71 million years ago Velociraptor Facts Velociraptor is a genus of
Utahraptor (Utah’s hunter) Phonetic You-tah-rap-tor Named By James Kirkland, Robert Gaston, & Donald Burge – 1993 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 7 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species U. ostrommaysi (type) Found in USA, Utah – Cedar Mountain Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 125 million years ago Utahraptor Facts Utahraptor is a
