Parksosaurus (Park’s lizard) Phonetic Parks-o-sore-us Named By C. M. Sternberg - 1937 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 2.5-3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species P. warreni (type) Found in Canada, Alberta - Horseshoe Cnayon Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75 million years ago Parksosaurus Facts Parksosaurus was a small, herbivorous dinosaur that lived […]
Parasaurolophus (Near Saurolophus/Near lizard crest) Phonetic Pah-rah-sore-o-loe-fus Named By William Parks - 1922 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 10 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species P. walkeri (type), P. tubicen, P. cyrtocristatus Found in Canada - Alberta - Dinosaur Park Formation. USA - New Mexico - Kirtland Formation, possibly also Fruitland Formation, Utah -
Pantydraco (Panty dragon) Phonetic Pan-tee-dray-co Named By Galton, Kermack, Yates - 2007 Diet Carnivore/Omnivore Size Estimated 2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species P. caducus (type) Found in United Kingdom, Wales, Pantyffynnon quarry When it Lived Early Jurassic, 200 million years ago Pantydraco Facts Pantydraco, meaning “Pant-y dragon” after Pant-y-ffynnon, the location where
Pachycephalosaurus (thick headed lizard) Phonetic Pak-ee-sef-ah-low-sore-us Named By Barnum Brown & Erich Maren Schlaikjer - 1943 Diet Herbivore/Omnivore Size Estimated up to 4.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species P. wyomingensis (type) Found in USA When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 70-65 million years ago Pachycephalosaurus Facts Pachycephalosaurus is a genus of herbivorous dinosaur
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Ouranosaurus (Brave lizard) Phonetic Or-an-o-sor-us Named By Philippe Taquet - 1976 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 7 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species O. nigeriensis (type) Found in Africa, Niger - Echkar Formation. Specimens also known from other locations in Africa When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 125 million years ago Ouranosaurus Facts Ouranosaurus was
Othnielia (Othniel’s Dinosaur) Phonetic oth-ni-ee-lee-a Named By Othniel Charles Marsh - 1877 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species O. rex (type) Found in USA – Wyoming When it Lived Late Jurassic, 155-150 million years ago Othnielia Facts Othnielia is a genus of small, herbivorous dinosaur that lived during
Oryctodromeus (Digging Runner) Phonetic Oh-rik-toe-dro-mee-us Named By Varricchio et al. – 2007 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species O. cubicularis (type) Found in USA, Idaho – Wayan Formation, Montana – Blackleaf Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 95-90 million years ago Oryctodromeus Facts Oryctodromeus, which means “digging runner,”
Orodromeus (Mountain runner) Phonetic Or-o-dro-me-us Named By Jack R. Horner & David B. Weishampel - 1988 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species D. makelai (type) Found in USA, Montana - Two Medicine Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 77-75 million years ago Orodromeus Facts Orodromeus, which means “mountain
Nipponosaurus (Japanese lizard) Phonetic Nip-pon-o-sore-us Named By Takumi Nagao - 1936 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 6-7 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species N. sachalinensis (type) Found in Russia, Sakhalin When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 72-68 million years ago Nipponosaurus Facts Nipponosaurus was a genus of herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous
Muttaburrasaurus (Muttaburra lizard) Phonetic Mut-tah-buh-rah-sore-us Named By Alan Bartholomai & Ralph. E. Molnar - 1981 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 8 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species M. langdoni (type) Found in Australia, Queensland - Mackunda Formation. Possibly also New South Wales - Lightning Ridge When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 112-99 million years ago
