Shantungosaurus (Shantung lizard) Phonetic Shan-tung-o-sore-us Named By Hu - 1973 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 14 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species S. giganteus (type) Found in China - Shandong Peninsula - Wangshi Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 80-70 million years ago Shantungosaurus Facts Shantungosaurus, meaning “Shandong lizard,” is a genus of large …
Segnosaurus (Slow lizard) Phonetic Seg-no-sore-us Named By Altangerel Perle - 1979 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated up to 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species S. galbinensis (type) Found in Mongolia, Bayan Shireh Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75 million years ago Segnosaurus Facts Segnosaurus, meaning “slow lizard,” is a genus of …
Secernosaurus (Severed lizard) Phonetic Seh-ser-noe-sore-us Named By Michael K. Brett-Surman - 1979 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 4 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species S. koerneri (type) Found in Argentina When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 83-66 million years ago Secernosaurus Facts Secernosaurus, meaning “severed lizard,” is a genus of herbivorous dinosaur that lived during …
Scutellosaurus (Little shielded lizard) Phonetic Scu-tel-loe-sore-us Named By Edwin Harris Colbert - 1981 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 1 meters long Type of Dinosaur Armoured Dinosaur Type Species S. lawleri (type) Found in USA - Arizona - Kayenta Formation When it Lived Early Jurassic, 200-190 million years ago Scutellosaurus Facts Scutellosaurus, meaning “little shielded lizard,” is …
Scelidosaurus (limb lizard) Phonetic Skel-is-doe-sore-us Named By Richard Owen - 1859 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 4 meters long Type of Dinosaur Armoured Dinosaur Type Species S. harrisonii (type) Found in England, Dorset When it Lived Early Jurassic, 193-183 million years ago Scelidosaurus Facts Scelidosaurus, meaning “limb lizard,” is a genus of herbivorous dinosaur that lived …
Sauropelta (Lizard shield) Phonetic Sore-oh-pel-tah Named By John Ostrom - 1970 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Armoured Dinosaur Type Species S. edwardsorum (type) Found in USA, Wyoming and Montana - Cloverly Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 112-99 million years ago Sauropelta Facts Sauropelta, meaning “lizard shield,” is a genus …
Saurolophus (lizard crest) Phonetic Sore-o-loe-fus Named By Barnum Brown - 1912 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 10 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species S. osborni (type), S. angustirostris Found in Canada - Alberta - Horseshoe Canyon Formation. Mongolia - Nemegt Formation. Possibly also USA - California - Moreno Formation and China - Heilongjiang Province …
Saltasaurus (Salta lizard) Phonetic Salt-ah-sore-us Named By Bonaparte & Powell - 1980 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 40-50 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species S. loricatus (type) Found in Argentina, Salta Province - Lecho Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75-70 million years ago Saltasaurus Facts Saltasaurus, meaning “Salta lizard,” is a genus …
Saichania (Beautiful one) Phonetic Sie-chan-ee-ah Named By Teresa Maryańska - 1977 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 6.6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Armoured Dinosaur Type Species S. chulsanensis (type) Found in Mongolia, Nemegt Basin - Barun Goyot Formation, China When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 80 million years ago Saichania Facts Saichania, meaning “beautiful one,” is a …
Zuniceratops (Zuni-horned face) Phonetic Zoo-nee-ceh-ra-tops Named By Douglas G. Wolfe and James I. Kirkland – 1998 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 9-10 feet in length Type of Dinosaur Ceratopsian Type Species Z. christopheri Found in U.S.A., New Mexico, Moreno Hill Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 89 million years ago Zuniceratops Facts Zuniceratops, or “Zuni-horned face,” …
