Fukuiraptor (Fukui thief) Phonetic Foo-kwee-rap-tor Named By Azuma & Currie - 2000 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 4-5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species F. kitadaniensis (type) Found in Japan, Honshu Island, Fukui Prefecture - Kitadani Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 80 million years ago Fukuiraptor Facts Fukuiraptor was a genus of […]
Eustreptospondylus (Well curved vertebra) Phonetic Yoo-strep-to-spon-di-lus Named By Alick Walker - 1964 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6-7 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species E. oxoniensis (type) Found in England When it Lived Late Jurassic, 161-155 million years ago Eustreptospondylus Facts Eustreptospondylus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late
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Eotyrannus (Dawn Tyrant) Phonetic E-oh-ty-ran-us Named By Steve Hutt et al. – 2001 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 4.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species E. lengi (type) Found in United Kingdom, Isle of Wight – Wessex Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 130 million years ago Eotyrannus Facts Eotyrannus, meaning “Dawn Tyrant,”
Elaphrosaurus (Lightweight lizard) Phonetic E-laf-roe-sore-us Named By Werner Janensch - 1920 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species E. bambergi (type) Found in Tanzania - Tendaguru Formation. Possibly also USA - Morrison Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 154-150 million years ago Elaphrosaurus Facts Elaphrosaurus, meaning “lightweight lizard,”
Dubreuillosaurus (Dunreuil’s lizard) Phonetic Doo-brai-ul-o-sore-us Named By Ronan Allain - 2005 Diet Carnivore/Piscivore Size Estimated 5-9 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species D. valesdunensis (type) Found in France - Caen Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 160 million years ago Dubreuillosaurus Facts Dubreuillosaurus, meaning “Dubreuil’s lizard,” is a genus of theropod dinosaur
Dryptosaurus (Tearing lizard) Phonetic Drip-toe-sore-us Named By Othniel Charles Marsh - 1877 (Originally named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1866 as Laelaps aquilunguis) Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6.5- 7.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species D. aquilunguis (type) Found in USA When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 67-66 million years ago Dryptosaurus Facts
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,”
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,”
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
