Large Theropod

Utahraptor (Utah’s hunter)

Utahraptor

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 …

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Rugops ‭(‬Wrinkle face‭)‬

Rugops

Rugops ‭(‬Wrinkle face‭)‬ Phonetic Roo-gops Named By P. C. Sereno, J. A. Wilson, & J. L. Conrad – 2004 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 4 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species R.‭ ‬primus (type) Found in Africa,‭ ‬Niger – Echkar Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 95 million years ago Rugops Facts Rugops …

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Rinchenia ‭(‬named after the paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold‭)

Rinchenia

Rinchenia ‭(‬named after the paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold‭) Phonetic Rin-chen-e-ah Named By H.‭ ‬Osmolska,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Barsbold‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004 Diet Omnivore Size Estimated 1.5‭ meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species R.‭ ‬mongoliensis‭ (‬type‭) Found in Mongolia When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago Rinchenia Facts Rinchenia is a …

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Quilmesaurus

Quilmesaurus

Quilmesaurus Phonetic Kwil-me-sor-us Named By R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Coria‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2-3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species Q.‭ ‬curriei‭ (‬type‭) Found in Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Allen Formation & Bajo de la Carpa Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 90 million years ago Quilmesaurus Facts Quilmesaurus is a genus of …

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Qianzhousaurus ‭(‬Ganzhou lizard‭)‬

Qianzhousaurus

Qianzhousaurus ‭(‬Ganzhou lizard‭)‬ Phonetic K‬e-an-su-sor-us Named By J.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Yi,‭ ‬and S.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Brusatte,‭ ‬L.,‭ ‬Yang,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Li,‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Chen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 8 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species Q.‭ ‬sinensis‭ (‬type‭) Found in China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nanxiong Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 72 million years …

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Poekilopleuron ‭(‬Varied rib‭)

Poekilopleuron

Poekilopleuron ‭(‬Varied rib‭) Phonetic Poe-ke-lo-plu-ron Named By Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps‭ ‬-‭ ‬1838 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6-8 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species P.‭ ‬bucklandii‭ (‬type‭) Found in France When it Lived Late Jurassic, 165 million years ago Poekilopleuron Facts Poekilopleuron, meaning “varied rib,” was a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived …

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Piatnitzkysaurus ‭(‬Piatnitzky’s lizard‭ ‬-‭ ‬in honour of the palaeontologist Alejandro Mateievich Piatnitzky‭)

Piatnitzkysaurus

Piatnitzkysaurus ‭(‬Piatnitzky’s lizard‭) Phonetic Pee-at-nits-kee-sore-us Named By Jose Bonaparte‭ ‬-‭ ‬1979 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 5-6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species P.‭ ‬floresi‭ (‬type‭)‬ Found in Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Canadon Asfalto Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 154-150 million years ago Piatnitzkysaurus Facts Piatnitzkysaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived …

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Ornithomimus ‭(‬Bird mimic‭)

Ornithomimus

Ornithomimus ‭(‬Bird mimic‭) Phonetic Or-nif-oh-mime-us Named By Othniel Charles Marsh‭ ‬-‭ ‬1890 Diet Possible Omnivore Size Estimated up to 4.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species O.‭ ‬velox‭ (‬type‭)‬,‭ ‬O.‭ ‬edmontonicus Found in USA and Canada When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75 million years ago Ornithomimus Facts Ornithomimus, which means “bird mimic,” …

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Nothronychus ‭(‬slothful claw‭)‬

Nothronychus

Nothronychus ‭(‬slothful claw‭)‬ Phonetic Nof-ron-e-kus Named By J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Kirkland‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Wolfe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 1.5-2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species N.‭ ‬mckinleyi‭ (‬type‭)‬,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬graffami Found in USA,‭ ‬New Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬Moreno Hill Formation,‭ ‬and Utah‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tropic Shale Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, …

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Neovenator (New hunter)

Neovenator

Neovenator (New hunter) Phonetic Nee-oh-ven-ah-tor Named By Hutt, Martill & Barker – 1996 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 7-8 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species N. salerii (type) Found in UK, Isle of Wight When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 130-125 million years ago Neovenator Facts Neovenator was a genus of theropod dinosaur that …

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