Allosaurus

Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

2,000 kilograms
12m long and 5m high
North America
Plains

Carnivorous
Ate Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and more.
Two sturdy legs and a powerful tail.
Strong s-shaped neck.
Short but powerful arms.
Curved teeth (5-10cm) facing backwards to stop prey
escaping.
Allosaurus means different lizard.

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Ankylosaurus
Weight

4,000 - 7,000 kilograms

Size

7m long and 2.5m high

Habitat
Diet

Facts

North America
Woodlands

Herbivorous
Grazed on low-lying plants.

The skull was one metre long, but was thick with little room
for a brain.
Triangular horns in the corners of its head.
One of the largest armoured dinosaurs.
Muscular tail could swing from side to side.
Ankylosaurus means stiff lizard.

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Brachiosaurus
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

30,000 - 80,000 kilograms

30m long and 13m high
Europe, North Africa, North America
Woodlands

Herbivorous
Ate leaves and fruit on tall tree-like plants.
One of the biggest land animals ever.
Front legs were bigger than the hind legs, so its back sloped
up towards the head.
Upper arm bone was over 2 metres long!
Lived about 100 years on average.
Brachiosaurus means arm lizard.

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Giganotosaurus
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

8,000 kilograms
12.m long and 5m high
South America
Swamps

Carnivorous
Ate other animals.
Bigger and faster than a Tyrannosaurus Rex but lived 30
million years before.
Three fingers on its hands.
Small brain, shaped like a banana.
Giganotosaurus means giant southern lizard.

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Hadrosaurus
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

3,000 kilograms
9m long and 5m high
South America
Swamps

Herbivorous
Ate plants.
Nostrils ran up inside the crest on its head, causing it to
make hooting / honking sounds.
Arms could be raised from the ground to run or put on the
ground to walk.
Some had 2,000 teeth!
Hadrosaurus means big lizard.

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Iguanadon
Weight

4,000 - 5,000 kilograms

Size

10m long and 4m high

Habitat

North America, Asia, Europe

Diet

Facts

Woodlands

Herbivorous
Ate plants.
Had a sharp thumb spike to protect itself.
Probably moved on four legs but could also run on two.
Bones from four Iguanadon herds were first discovered in a
coal mine in 1878.
Iguanadon means iguana tooth.

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Plesiosaur
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

500 kilograms
From 2.5m to 14m long
Oceans around the world
Carnivorous
Ate fish and other swimming animals.
They were reptiles, not dinosaurs.
Couldnt breathe underwater so had to come to the surface
for air.
Scientists thought they filled their stomachs with stones to
weigh them down.
Plesiosaur means near lizard.

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Pterosaur
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

Up to 150 kilograms
Wingspan from 5cm to 12m
Europe and South Africa
Swamps

Carnivorous
Ate fish, insects and scavenged dead animals
They were flying reptiles, not dinosaurs.
They had hollow bones filled with air to make them light and
aid flight.
Their wing membranes were made up of several layers of
tough leathery skin.
Pterosaur means winged lizard.

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Spinosaurus
Weight
Size

4,000 kilograms
18m long and 5m high

Habitat

North Africa

Diet

Carnivorous

Facts

Swamps

Ate fish and maybe other dinosaurs.

The sail may have helped it keep a constant body
temperature and attract a mate.
No complete skeleton has ever been found.
Had a long skull, like a crocodile.
Original fossils destroyed in WWII.
Spinosaurus means thorn lizard.

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Stegosaurus
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

2,000 kilograms
8m long and 4m high
North America
Woodlands

Herbivorous
Ate plants.
Scientists used to think it had two brains.
Could only chew soft plant material.
Poor eyesight but a good sense of smell.
Bony plates may have been for defence or to help keep it
cool.
Stegosaurus means roof lizard.

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Triceratops
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

5,500 kilograms
9m long and 3m high
North America
Woodlands

Herbivorous
Ate plants.
Used its horns to stab at its enemies.
Bony frill helped to protect the neck and also attracted a
mate.
The skull was about one third of the Triceratops total length.
Triceratops means three horned face.

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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

7,000 kilograms
12m long and 5m high
North America
Forests and swamps

Carnivorous
Ate other dinosaurs.

Had 60 teeth, each one up to 20cm long.

Bite was 3 times more powerful than a lion.
Had a good sense of smell.
They often fought each other, either over food or mates.
Tyrannosaurus Rex means tyrant lizard.

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Velociraptor
Weight
Size
Habitat
Diet

Facts

7,000 to 15,000 kilograms

2m long and 1m high
Asia
Woodlands

Carnivorous
Ate small mammals and dinosaurs.
Had a fine feather-like covering.
Claws on second toe kept off the ground when running to
keep them sharp.
Second toe claw could be flicked through 180 and were
used to slash prey.
Velociraptor means quick plunderer.

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