Nanshiungosaurus (Nanshiung lizard) Phonetic Nan-she-ung-o-sore-us Named By Z. Dong - 1979 Diet Herbivore/Possibly Omnivore Size Estimated 4 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species N. brevispinus (type) Found in China - Chijinbao Formation, Nanxiong Formation, Yuanpu Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 85 million years ago Nanshiungosaurus Facts Nanshiungosaurus was a genus of […]
Nanotyrannus (Dwarf Tyrant) Phonetic nan-o-tie-ran-us Named By Charles Gilmore - 1942 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species Gorgosaurus lancensis Found in USA When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 68-66 million years ago Nanotyrannus Facts Nanotyrannus is a controversial genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur that lived in North America during
Monolophosaurus (Single crested lizard) Phonetic Mon-o-low-fo-doer-us Named By Zhao & Currie - 1993 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species M. jiangi (type) Found in China, Xinjiang - Shishugou Formation When it Lived Mid Jurassic, 174 million years ago Monolophosaurus Facts Monolophosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur
Metriacanthosaurus (Moderately spined lizard) Phonetic Met-ree-ah-can-foe-sore-us Named By Alick Walker - 1964 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species M. parkeri (type) Found in England - Oxford Clay When it Lived Mid Jurassic, 165 million years ago Metriacanthosaurus Facts Metriacanthosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived
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Megalosaurus (Great lizard) Phonetic Meg-ah-lo-sore-us Named By Richard Owen & William Buckland - 1824. Full name species Megalosaurus bucklandii by Gideon Mantell - 1827 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 9 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species M. bucklandii (type) Found in England When it Lived Mid Jurassic, 166-164 million years ago Megalosaurus Facts
Marshosaurus (Marsh’s lizard) Phonetic Marsh-o-sore-us Named By James Madsen - 1979 it was named in honor of Othniel Charles Marsh Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 4-5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species M. bicentesimus (type) Found in USA – Utah, Colorado - Morrison Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 155-145 million years ago
Mapusaurus (Earth lizard) Phonetic Mah-puh-sore-us Named By Rodolfo Coria & Philip J. Currie - 2006 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated up to 12 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species M. roseae (type) Found in Argentina - Huincul Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 100-90 million years ago Mapusaurus Facts Mapusaurus was a large
Majungasaurus (Majunga dome) Phonetic Ma-jung-ah-sore-us Named By René Lavocat - 1955 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated up to 8 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species M. crenatissimus (type) Found in Madagascar - Maevarano Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago Majungasaurus Facts Majungasaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that
Lophostropheus (Crested vertebrae) Phonetic Low-foe-stro-fee-us Named By Martin Ezcurra & Gilles Cuny - 2007 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6-7 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species L. airelensis (type) Found in France, Normandy - Moon-Airel Formation, Maphutseng Formation in Lesotho – southern Africa When it Lived Late Triassic, 216-209 million years ago Lophostropheus
Irritator (In reference to the ‘irritation’ of the palaeontologists) Phonetic Ih-re-tay-tor Named By D. M. Martill, A. R. I. Cruikshank, E. Frey, P. G. Small & M. Clarke - 1996 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6-8 meters long Type of Dinosaur Large Theropod Type Species I. challengeri (type) Found in Brazil - probably the Santana Formation
