Troodon (wounding tooth) Phonetic Tru-don Named By Joseph Leidy - 1856 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species T. formosus (type) Found in USA, Monatana - Judith River Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75-71 million years ago Troodon Facts Troodon, meaning “wounding tooth,” is a genus of […]
Syntarsus (fused tarsus) Phonetic sin-tar-sus Named By M. A. Raath – 1969 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2-3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. rhodesiensis (type) Found in South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe When it Lived Early Jurassic, 199-196 million years ago Syntarsus Facts Syntarsus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived
Sinosauropteryx (Chines lizard wing) Phonetic Sigh-no-sore-op-eh-ryx Named By Ji, Q. & Ji, S. - 1996 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. prima (type) Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 130 million years ago Sinosauropteryx Facts Sinosauropteryx is a small
Sinornithosaurus (Chinese bird lizard) Phonetic Sine-or-nith-oh-sore-s Named By Xu, Wang & Wu - 1999 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1 metres long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S.millenii (type), S. haoiana Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 120 million years ago Sinornithosaurus Facts Sinornithosaurus is a genus
Sinocalliopteryx (Giant Chinese beautiful feather) Phonetic Sigh-no-cal-ee-op-ter-ix Named By Ji, S., Ji, Q., Lu J., & Yuan, C - 2007 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. gigas (type) Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 125 million years ago Sinocalliopteryx
Shuvuuia (bird) Phonetic Shu-vu-e-ah Named By L. M. Chiappe, M. A. Norell & J. M. Clark - 1998 Diet Insectivore/Omnivore Size Estimated 60 cm long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. deserti (type) Found in Mongolia - Djadochta Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 80 million years ago Shuvuuia Facts Shuvuuia, meaning “bird”
Shanag (named after the dancers in the Buddhist Cham dance) Phonetic Shan-ag Named By Alan Turner, Sunny Hai-Ching Hwang & Mark Norell - 2007 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. ashile (type) Found in Mongolia - Öösh Formation (previously Ashile Formation) When it Lived Late Cretaceous,
Segisaurus (Segi lizard - after Tsegi Canyon) Phonetic Seg-e-sore-us Named By Lewis Camp - 1936 Diet Insectivore/Carnivore Size Estimated 1 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. halli (type) Found in USA, Arizona, Tsegi Canyon - Navajo Sandstone Formation When it Lived Late Triassic, 220-205 million years ago Segisaurus Facts Segisaurus, meaning
Saurornithoides (Bird like lizard) Phonetic Sore-orn-ih-thoy-deez Named By Henry Fairfield Osborn – 1924 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species S. mongoliensis (type) Found in Mongolia – Djadochta Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago Saurornithoides Facts Saurornithoides, meaning “bird-like lizard,” is a genus of
Saltopus (hopping foot) Phonetic sal-to-pus Named By Friedrich von Huene – 1910 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species elginensis Found in Scotland, United Kingdom When it Lived Late Triassic, 220 million years ago Saltopus Facts Saltopus, meaning “hopping foot,” is a genus of early theropod dinosaur that
