Deinonychus (Terrible claw) Phonetic Die-non-e-cus Named By Ostrom - 1969 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated about 11 feet long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species D. antirrhopus (type) Found in USA When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 115-108 million years ago Deinonychus Facts Deinonychus, meaning “terrible claw,” was a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur that lived during the […]
Confuciusornis (Confucius bird) Phonetic Kon-few-shus-or-nis Named By Zhou Zhonge, Hu Yoaming, Hou Lianhai & Gu Youcai - 1995 Diet Carnivore / Uncertain maybe Piscivore Size Wingspan about 70 centimetres Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. sanctus (type), C. dui, C. feducciai, C. jianchangensis Found in China - Yixian Formation & Jiufotang Formation When
Conchoraptor (Conch thief) Phonetic Conch-o-rap-tor Named By Rinchen Barsbold - 1986 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2-3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. gracilis (type) Found in Mongolia - Barun Goyot Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic Period, 150 million years ago Conchoraptor Facts Conchoraptor is a genus of small, feathered theropod
Compsognathus (Pretty jaw) Phonetic Komp-sog-nath-us Named By Johann Andreas Wagner - 1861 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 125-650cm long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. longipes (type) Found in Germany, France, Possibly Portugal When it Lived Late Jurassic, 150 million years ago Compsognathus Facts Compsognathus is a small, two-legged dinosaur that lived during the
Coelurus (Hollow tail) Phonetic See-lur-us Named By Othniel Charles Marsh - 1879 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6-7 feet long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. fragilis (type) Found in USA, Wyoming - Morrison Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 150 million years ago Coelurus Facts Coelurus was a genus of small, bipedal theropod
Coelophysis (Hollow form) Phonetic See-lo-fie-sis Named By Edward Drinker Cope - 1889 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 6-9 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. bauri (type), C. kayentakatae, C. rhodesiensis. Possibly C. holyokensis Found in South Africa, Zimbabwe USA, New Mexico and Arizona. Quite possibly other areas of the US and even
Citipati (Funeral Pyre Lord) Phonetic Sih-tee-pah-tee Named By Rinchen Barsbold, James M. Clark & Mark Norell - 2001 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 2.1-3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. osmolskae (type) Found in Mongolia - Djadochta Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 72-71 million years ago Citipati Facts Citipati is a
Chirostenotes (Narrow handed) Phonetic Ky-ore-sten-o-teez Named By Charles Whitney Gilmore - 1924 Diet Possibly Omnivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. pergracilis (type), C. elegans Found in Canada - Alberta - Dinosaur Park Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75 million years ago Chirostenotes Facts Chirostenotes is a
Chindesaurus (Chinde lizard) Phonetic Chin-de-sore-us Named By R. A. Long & P. A. Murry - 1995 Diet Carnivore Size Estimated 1.5-2 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. bryansmalli (type) Found in USA, Arizona - Chinle Formation, New Mexico - Bull Canyon Formation, Chinle Formation, Texas - Colorado City Formation When it
Caudipteryx (tail feather) Phonetic Caw-dip-teh-rix Named By Q. Ji, P. J. Currie, M. A. Norrel & S. Ji - 1998 Diet Possibly Omnivore Size Estimated 1.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Small Theropod Type Species C. zoui (type), C. dongi Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 120 million
