[ { "name": "Aardonyx", "description": "An early stage in the evolution of sauropods." }, { "name": "Abelisaurus", "description": "\"Abel's lizard\" has been reconstructed from a single skull." }, { "name": "Abrictosaurus", "description": "An early relative of Heterodontosaurus." }, { "name": "Abrosaurus", "description": "A close Asian relative of Camarasaurus." }, { "name": "Abydosaurus", "description": "This sauropod's intact skull was discovered in 2010." }, { "name": "Acanthopholis", "description": "No, it's not a city in Greece." }, { "name": "Achelousaurus", "description": "Might this have been a growth stage of Pachyrhinosaurus?" }, { "name": "Achillobator", "description": "This fierce raptor was discovered in modern-day Mongolia." }, { "name": "Acristavus", "description": "This early hadrosaur lacked any ornamentation on its skull." }, { "name": "Acrocanthosaurus", "description": "The largest meat-eating dinosaur of the early Cretaceous period." }, { "name": "Acrotholus", "description": "North America's earliest bone-headed dinosaur." }, { "name": "Adamantisaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was named 50 years after its discovery." }, { "name": "Adasaurus", "description": "This raptor's hind claws were unusually small." }, { "name": "Adeopapposaurus", "description": "A close relative of Massospondylus." }, { "name": "Aegyptosaurus", "description": "Try and guess which country this dinosaur was found in." }, { "name": "Aeolosaurus", "description": "Could this titanosaur have reared up on its hind legs?" }, { "name": "Aerosteon", "description": "This air-boned dinosaur may have breathed like a bird." }, { "name": "Afrovenator", "description": "One of the few carnivores ever to be dug up in northern Africa." }, { "name": "Agathaumas", "description": "The first ceratopsian dinosaur ever discovered." }, { "name": "Agilisaurus", "description": "This \"agile lizard\" was one of the earliest ornithopods." }, { "name": "Agujaceratops", "description": "It was once classified as a species of Chasmosaurus." }, { "name": "Agustinia", "description": "A large, spiny-backed sauropod." }, { "name": "Ajkaceratops", "description": "The first ceratopsian ever to be discovered in Europe." }, { "name": "Alamosaurus", "description": "No, it wasn't named after the Alamo, but it should have been." }, { "name": "Alaskacephale", "description": "Can you guess which state this pachycephalosaur was found in?" }, { "name": "Albalophosaurus", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs ever to be discovered in Japan." }, { "name": "Albertaceratops", "description": "The most basal \"centrosaurine\" yet identified." }, { "name": "Albertadromeus", "description": "This petite ornithopod was recently discovered in Canada." }, { "name": "Albertonykus", "description": "A tiny, birdlike, North American dinosaur." }, { "name": "Albertosaurus", "description": "This carnivorous dinosaur was a close relative of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Alectrosaurus", "description": "Few specimens of this \"unmarried lizard\" have been found." }, { "name": "Aletopelta", "description": "The first ankylosaur known to have lived in Mexico." }, { "name": "Alioramus", "description": "Everything we know about this tyrannosaur is based on a single skull." }, { "name": "Allosaurus", "description": "The apex predator of late Jurassic North America." }, { "name": "Altirhinus", "description": "This \"high-nosed\" plant eater resembled an early hadrosaur." }, { "name": "Alvarezsaurus", "description": "A bird-like dinosaur of the late Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Alwalkeria", "description": "This Indian dinosaur was one of the earliest saurischians." }, { "name": "Alxasaurus", "description": "An early relative of the bizarre Therizinosaurus." }, { "name": "Amargasaurus", "description": "A bizarre, spined sauropod from South America." }, { "name": "Amazonsaurus", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs to be found in the Amazon basin." }, { "name": "Ammosaurus", "description": "This may (or may not) have been the same dinosaur as Anchisaurus." }, { "name": "Ampelosaurus", "description": "One of the best-known of the armored titanosaurs." }, { "name": "Amphicoelias", "description": "Could it have been the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?" }, { "name": "Amurosaurus", "description": "The most complete hadrosaur to be discovered in Russia." }, { "name": "Anabisetia", "description": "The best-attested South American ornithopod." }, { "name": "Anatosaurus", "description": "This dinosaur is now known as either Anatotitan or Edmontosaurus." }, { "name": "Anatotitan", "description": "This hadrosaur's name means \"giant duck\"." }, { "name": "Anchiceratops", "description": "This dinosaur had a distinctively shaped frill." }, { "name": "Anchiornis", "description": "A four-winged dino-bird that resembled Microraptor." }, { "name": "Anchisaurus", "description": "One of the first dinosaurs ever to be dug up in the U.S." }, { "name": "Andesaurus", "description": "This titanosaur rivaled Argentinosaurus in size." }, { "name": "Angaturama", "description": "A Brazilian relative of Spinosaurus." }, { "name": "Angolatitan", "description": "The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in Angola." }, { "name": "Angulomastacator", "description": "This dinosaur had a strangely shaped upper jaw." }, { "name": "Animantarx", "description": "This \"living fortress\" was discovered in an unusual way." }, { "name": "Ankylosaurus", "description": "This dinosaur was the Cretaceous equivalent of a Sherman tank." }, { "name": "Anodontosaurus", "description": "This \"toothless lizard\" actually had a full set of choppers." }, { "name": "Anserimimus", "description": "This \"goose mimic\" didn’t bear much of a resemblance." }, { "name": "Antarctopelta", "description": "The first dinosaur fossil ever discovered in Antarctica." }, { "name": "Antarctosaurus", "description": "This titanosaur may or may not have lived in Antarctica." }, { "name": "Antetonitrus", "description": "Either a very late prosauropod or a very early sauropod." }, { "name": "Anzu", "description": "This Oviraptor relative was recently discovered in North America." }, { "name": "Aorun", "description": "A small theropod of late Jurassic Asia." }, { "name": "Apatosaurus", "description": "The dinosaur formerly known as Brontosaurus." }, { "name": "Appalachiosaurus", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs ever to be found in Alabama." }, { "name": "Aquilops", "description": "The earliest ceratopsian ever to be discovered in North America." }, { "name": "Aragosaurus", "description": "Named after the Aragon region of Spain." }, { "name": "Aralosaurus", "description": "Not much is known about this central Asian duck-billed dinosaur." }, { "name": "Archaeoceratops", "description": "Possibly the smallest ceratopsian that ever lived." }, { "name": "Archaeopteryx", "description": "This ancient dino-bird was about the size of a modern pigeon." }, { "name": "Archaeornithomimus", "description": "A likely ancestor of Ornithomimus." }, { "name": "Arcovenator", "description": "This fierce abelisaur was recently discovered in France." }, { "name": "Arcusaurus", "description": "This prosauropod was recently discovered in South Africa." }, { "name": "Argentinosaurus", "description": "Possibly the largest dinosaur that ever lived." }, { "name": "Argyrosaurus", "description": "A plus-sized titanosaur from South America." }, { "name": "Aristosuchus", "description": "This \"noble crocodile\" was actually a dinosaur." }, { "name": "Arrhinoceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian was named for its \"missing\" nose horn." }, { "name": "Astrodon", "description": "The official state dinosaur of Maryland." }, { "name": "Asylosaurus", "description": "This \"unharmed lizard\" escaped destruction in World War II." }, { "name": "Atlasaurus", "description": "This sauropod had unusually long legs." }, { "name": "Atlascopcosaurus", "description": "Named after a manufacturer of digging equipment." }, { "name": "Atrociraptor", "description": "This \"cruel thief\" wasn't as atrocious as its name implies." }, { "name": "Aublysodon", "description": "This tyrannosaur was named after a single tooth." }, { "name": "Aucasaurus", "description": "This predator was a close relative of Carnotaurus." }, { "name": "Auroraceratops", "description": "A close relative of Archaeoceratops." }, { "name": "Australodocus", "description": "This sauropod was found in modern-day Tanzania." }, { "name": "Australovenator", "description": "A recently discovered carnivore from Australia." }, { "name": "Austroraptor", "description": "The largest raptor from South America." }, { "name": "Austrosaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was discovered near a train station." }, { "name": "Avaceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian is represented by a single juvenile." }, { "name": "Aviatyrannis", "description": "This \"grandmother tyrant\" was one of the first tyrannosaurs." }, { "name": "Avimimus", "description": "A particularly bird-like cousin of Oviraptor." }, { "name": "Bactrosaurus", "description": "One of the earliest of the duck-billed dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Bagaceratops", "description": "A small ceratopsian from central Asia." }, { "name": "Bagaraatan", "description": "No one is quite sure how to classify this theropod." }, { "name": "Bahariasaurus", "description": "This obscure carnivore may have been the size of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Balaur", "description": "This \"stocky dragon\" was recently discovered in Romania." }, { "name": "Bambiraptor", "description": "Yes, this tiny raptor was named after you-know-who." }, { "name": "Barapasaurus", "description": "Probably the first of the giant sauropods." }, { "name": "Barilium", "description": "Yet another iguanodontid ornithopod of the British Isles." }, { "name": "Barosaurus", "description": "An enormous plant-eater with a tiny head." }, { "name": "Barsboldia", "description": "This hadrosaur was named after Rinchen Barsbold." }, { "name": "Baryonyx", "description": "You wouldn't want to clip this dinosaur's claws." }, { "name": "Batyrosaurus", "description": "One of the most basal hadrosaurs yet identified." }, { "name": "Becklespinax", "description": "A strangely named theropod of the early Cretaceous period." }, { "name": "Beipiaosaurus", "description": "The only known feathered therizinosaur." }, { "name": "Beishanlong", "description": "This bird mimic weighed over half a ton." }, { "name": "Bellusaurus", "description": "A herd of this sauropod drowned in a flash flood." }, { "name": "Berberosaurus", "description": "This \"Berber lizard\" has proven difficult to classify." }, { "name": "Bicentenaria", "description": "This dinosaur was named for Argentina's 200th anniversary." }, { "name": "Bistahieversor", "description": "This tyrannosaur had more teeth than T. Rex." }, { "name": "Bonapartenykus", "description": "This feathered dinosaur was found in close proximity to its eggs." }, { "name": "Bonitasaura", "description": "This titanosaur wasn't as beautiful as its name implies." }, { "name": "Borogovia", "description": "This theropod was named after a Lewis Carroll poem." }, { "name": "Bothriospondylus", "description": "A case study in dinosaur confusion." }, { "name": "Brachiosaurus", "description": "This dinosaur was a giant, gentle, long-necked plant-eater." }, { "name": "Brachyceratops", "description": "A little-known ceratopsian from North America." }, { "name": "Brachylophosaurus", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur's beak looked more like a parrot's." }, { "name": "Brachytrachelopan", "description": "This sauropod had an unusually short neck." }, { "name": "Bravoceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian was recently discovered in Texas." }, { "name": "Brontomerus", "description": "Its name is Greek for \"thunder thighs\"." }, { "name": "Bruhathkayosaurus", "description": "Was this titanosaur bigger than Argentinosaurus?" }, { "name": "Buitreraptor", "description": "The oldest raptor ever discovered in South America." }, { "name": "Byronosaurus", "description": "This theropod was a close relative of Troodon." }, { "name": "Camarasaurus", "description": "The most common sauropod of Jurassic North America." }, { "name": "Camarillasaurus", "description": "A ceratosaur of early Cretaceous western Europe." }, { "name": "Camelotia", "description": "An early member of the line that evolved into sauropods." }, { "name": "Camptosaurus", "description": "A close relative of Iguanodon." }, { "name": "Carcharodontosaurus", "description": "Its name means \"great white shark lizard.\" Impressed yet?" }, { "name": "Carnotaurus", "description": "The shortest arms of any meat-eating dinosaur with horns to match." }, { "name": "Caudipteryx", "description": "A birdlike dinosaur that changed the views of paleontologists." }, { "name": "Centrosaurus", "description": "Like a unicorn, this ceratopsian only had one horn." }, { "name": "Cerasinops", "description": "A small ceratopsian of the late Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Ceratonykus", "description": "This dino-bird was discovered in Mongolia in 2009." }, { "name": "Ceratosaurus", "description": "This primitive carnivore is hard to classify." }, { "name": "Cetiosauriscus", "description": "Not to be confused with the more famous Cetiosaurus." }, { "name": "Cetiosaurus", "description": "This \"whale lizard\" was once mistaken for the Loch Ness Monster." }, { "name": "Changyuraptor", "description": "Was this feathered dinosaur capable of flight?" }, { "name": "Chaoyangsaurus", "description": "An early ceratopsian of the late Jurassic period." }, { "name": "Charonosaurus", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur was much bigger than an elephant." }, { "name": "Chasmosaurus", "description": "The only dinosaur that came with its own awning." }, { "name": "Chialingosaurus", "description": "One of the earliest Asian stegosaurs." }, { "name": "Chilantaisaurus", "description": "This large theropod may have been ancestral to Spinosaurus." }, { "name": "Chilesaurus", "description": "This plant-eating theropod was recently discovered in Chile." }, { "name": "Chindesaurus", "description": "This early dinosaur was a close relative of Herrerasaurus." }, { "name": "Chirostenotes", "description": "This birdlike dinosaur has been known by three different names." }, { "name": "Chubutisaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was on Tyrannotitan's lunch menu." }, { "name": "Chungkingosaurus", "description": "This early stegosaur had some primitive characteristics." }, { "name": "Citipati", "description": "This Mongolian theropod was a close relative of Oviraptor." }, { "name": "Claosaurus", "description": "This \"broken lizard\" was a primitive hadrosaur." }, { "name": "Coahuilaceratops", "description": "It had the longest horns of any known ceratopsian dinosaur." }, { "name": "Coelophysis", "description": "One of the most ancient dinosaurs ever to roam the earth." }, { "name": "Coelurus", "description": "This tiny dinosaur was a close relative of Compsognathus." }, { "name": "Colepiocephale", "description": "This thick-skulled dinosaur's name is Greek for \"knucklehead\"." }, { "name": "Compsognathus", "description": "This dinosaur was the size of a chicken, but much meaner." }, { "name": "Concavenator", "description": "This large theropod had a bizarre hump on its back." }, { "name": "Conchoraptor", "description": "This \"conch thief\" may have lunched on mollusks." }, { "name": "Condorraptor", "description": "A small theropod of middle Jurassic South America." }, { "name": "Coronosaurus", "description": "This \"crown lizard\" was once classified as a species of Centrosaurus." }, { "name": "Corythosaurus", "description": "This \"Corinthian-helmeted\" dino had a distinctive mating call." }, { "name": "Crichtonsaurus", "description": "This dinosaur was named after the author of Jurassic Park." }, { "name": "Cruxicheiros", "description": "This \"cross-handed\" dinosaur was named in 2010." }, { "name": "Cryolophosaurus", "description": "This crested dinosaur was once known as \"Elvisaurus\"." }, { "name": "Cryptovolans", "description": "Was this the same dinosaur as Microraptor?" }, { "name": "Cumnoria", "description": "It was once mistakenly classified as a species of Iguanodon." }, { "name": "Dacentrurus", "description": "The first stegosaur ever to be described." }, { "name": "Daemonosauru 0s", "description": "This \"evil lizard\" was a close relative of Coelophysis." }, { "name": "Dahalokely", "description": "A rare theropod from the island of Madagascar." }, { "name": "Dakotaraptor", "description": "This giant raptor was recently discovered in South Dakota." }, { "name": "Daspletosaurus", "description": "This \"frightful lizard\" was a close cousin of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Datousaurus", "description": "A medium-sized sauropod from middle Jurassic Asia." }, { "name": "Darwinsaurus", "description": "\"Darwin's lizard\" may or may not be a valid dinosaur genus." }, { "name": "Deinocheirus", "description": "All we know for sure about this dinosaur is the shape of its arms." }, { "name": "Deinodon", "description": "This \"terrible tooth\" is important from a historical perspective." }, { "name": "Deinonychus", "description": "One of the most fearsome raptors of the Cretaceous period." }, { "name": "Delapparentia", "description": "This ornithopod was initially classified as a species of Iguanodon." }, { "name": "Deltadromeus", "description": "An unusually speedy theropod of the middle Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Demandasaurus", "description": "A poorly understood sauropod of early Cretaceous Europe." }, { "name": "Diabloceratops", "description": "It looked like a cross between a Triceratops and a Centrosaurus." }, { "name": "Diamantinasaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was recently discovered in Australia." }, { "name": "Diceratops", "description": "Was this two-horned dinosaur really a specimen of Triceratops?" }, { "name": "Dicraeosaurus", "description": "A medium-sized, spiny-necked sauropod." }, { "name": "Dilong", "description": "This \"emperor dragon\" may have been an ancestor of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Dilophosaurus", "description": "This dinosaur was distinguished by the bony crests on its noggin." }, { "name": "Dimetrodon", "description": "This ancient synapsid had a huge sail on its back." }, { "name": "Diplodocus", "description": "Thin at one end, much thicker in the middle, and thin again at the far end." }, { "name": "Dollodon", "description": "Named after the Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo." }, { "name": "Draconyx", "description": "This \"dragon claw\" lived in late Jurassic Portugal." }, { "name": "Dracopelta", "description": "This early ankylosaur was discovered in Portugal." }, { "name": "Dracorex", "description": "The only dinosaur to be named after the \"Harry Potter\" books." }, { "name": "Dracovenator", "description": "This \"dragon hunter\" was a close relative of Dilophosaurus." }, { "name": "Dravidosaurus", "description": "This \"dinosaur\" may actually have been a marine reptile." }, { "name": "Dreadnoughtus", "description": "This huge titanosaur was recently discovered in Argentina." }, { "name": "Drinker", "description": "Named after the famous paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope." }, { "name": "Dromaeosauroides", "description": "The only dinosaur ever to be discovered in Denmark." }, { "name": "Dromaeosaurus", "description": "This \"running lizard\" was probably covered with feathers." }, { "name": "Dromiceiomimus", "description": "Possibly the fastest dinosaur that ever lived." }, { "name": "Dryosaurus", "description": "A typical ornithopod of the late Jurassic." }, { "name": "Dryptosaurus", "description": "The first tyrannosaur to be discovered in the U.S." }, { "name": "Dubreuillosaurus", "description": "This megalosaur had a long, low snout." }, { "name": "Duriavenator", "description": "Yet another theropod that was once assigned to Megalosaurus." }, { "name": "Dyoplosaurus", "description": "This ankylosaur was once confused with Euoplocephalus." }, { "name": "Dysalotosaurus", "description": "We know a lot about this dinosaur's growth stages." }, { "name": "Dyslocosaurus", "description": "Its name means \"hard-to-place lizard\"." }, { "name": "Dystrophaeus", "description": "This Diplodocus-like sauropod was named by Edward Cope." }, { "name": "Echinodon", "description": "One of the few ornithopods to sport a set of canines." }, { "name": "Edmarka", "description": "This may have been a species of Torvosaurus." }, { "name": "Edmontonia", "description": "This armored dinosaur never actually lived in Edmonton." }, { "name": "Edmontosaurus", "description": "This large, duck-billed herbivore was a contemporary of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Efraasia", "description": "This Triassic herbivore may have been ancestral to sauropods." }, { "name": "Einiosaurus", "description": "This ceratopsian was a close relative of Centrosaurus." }, { "name": "Ekrixinatosaurus", "description": "Its name means \"explosion-born lizard\"." }, { "name": "Elaphrosaurus", "description": "A lightweight theropod from the late Jurassic." }, { "name": "Elmisaurus", "description": "This \"foot lizard\" was a close relative of Oviraptor." }, { "name": "Elopteryx", "description": "This Transylvanian dinosaur is almost as controversial as Dracula." }, { "name": "Elrhazosaurus", "description": "Once classified as a species of Valdosaurus." }, { "name": "Enigmosaurus", "description": "This \"puzzle lizard\" was closely related to Therizinosaurus." }, { "name": "Eoabelisaurus", "description": "The earliest abelisaurid theropod yet identified." }, { "name": "Eobrontosaurus", "description": "This \"dawn brontosaurus\" isn't accepted by most experts." }, { "name": "Eocarcharia", "description": "This \"dawn shark\" prowled the woodlands of northern Africa." }, { "name": "Eocursor", "description": "This late Triassic reptile was one of the earliest true dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Eodromaeus", "description": "Yet another ancient theropod from South America." }, { "name": "Eolambia", "description": "An early hadrosaur from North America." }, { "name": "Eoraptor", "description": "This tiny dinosaur was among the first of its kind." }, { "name": "Eosinopteryx", "description": "A tiny feathered dinosaur of the late Jurassic period." }, { "name": "Eotriceratops", "description": "This \"dawn Triceratops\" was recently discovered in Canada." }, { "name": "Eotyrannus", "description": "This early tyrannosaur looked more like a raptor." }, { "name": "Epachthosaurus", "description": "This \"heavy lizard\" was relatively primitive for its time and place." }, { "name": "Epidendrosaurus", "description": "Did this tiny dino-bird spend its life up a tree?" }, { "name": "Epidexipteryx", "description": "This feathered dinosaur predated Archaeopteryx." }, { "name": "Equijubus", "description": "Its name is Greek for \"horse mane\"." }, { "name": "Erectopus", "description": "This \"upright-footed\" dinosaur is a 19th-century enigma." }, { "name": "Erketu", "description": "This titanosaur had an unusually long neck." }, { "name": "Erliansaurus", "description": "A basal therizinosaur from central Asia." }, { "name": "Erlikosaurus", "description": "This late therizinosaur roamed the Mongolian forests." }, { "name": "Euhelopus", "description": "The first sauropod to be discovered in China." }, { "name": "Euoplocephalus", "description": "Even this ankylosaur's eyelids were armored." }, { "name": "Europasaurus", "description": "The smallest sauropod ever discovered." }, { "name": "Europelta", "description": "This early nodosaur was recently discovered in Spain." }, { "name": "Euskelosaurus", "description": "The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in Africa." }, { "name": "Eustreptospondylus", "description": "A close cousin of Megalosaurus." }, { "name": "Fabrosaurus", "description": "This early ornithopod may have been a species of Lesothosaurus." }, { "name": "Falcarius", "description": "A bizarre, feathered theropod from North America." }, { "name": "Ferganasaurus", "description": "The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in the USSR." }, { "name": "Fruitadens", "description": "One of the tiniest dinosaurs ever to live in North America." }, { "name": "Fukuiraptor", "description": "One of the few carnivorous dinosaurs ever to be dug up in Japan." }, { "name": "Fukuisaurus", "description": "This ornithopod was discovered in Japan." }, { "name": "Fulgurotherium", "description": "Very little is known about this \"lightning beast\"." }, { "name": "Futalognkosaurus", "description": "A very big, and very strangely named sauropod." }, { "name": "Gallimimus", "description": "This \"chicken mimic\" roamed the plains of the late Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Gargoyleosaurus", "description": "This \"gargoyle lizard\" was an ancestor of Ankylosaurus." }, { "name": "Garudimimus", "description": "A relative slowpoke compared to other ornithomimids." }, { "name": "Gasosaurus", "description": "Yes, that's its real name, and no, it isn't for the reason you think." }, { "name": "Gasparinisaura", "description": "One of the few ornithopods known to have lived in South America." }, { "name": "Gastonia", "description": "This ankylosaur was probably on Utahraptor's lunch menu." }, { "name": "Genyodectes", "description": "This dinosaur is represented by an impressive set of teeth." }, { "name": "Gideonmantellia", "description": "Guess what naturalist this dinosaur was named after." }, { "name": "Giganotosaurus", "description": "Not quite a \"Gigantosaurus,\" but close enough." }, { "name": "Gigantoraptor", "description": "This huge oviraptorosaur weighed over two tons." }, { "name": "Gigantspinosaurus", "description": "It may or may not have been a true stegosaur." }, { "name": "Gilmoreosaurus", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs known to have suffered from cancer." }, { "name": "Giraffatitan", "description": "Might this \"giant giraffe\" have been a species of Brachiosaurus?" }, { "name": "Glacialisaurus", "description": "This \"frozen lizard\" was a close relative of Lufengosaurus." }, { "name": "Gobiceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian's tiny skull was found in the Gobi Desert." }, { "name": "Gobisaurus", "description": "An unusually large ankylosaur of central Asia." }, { "name": "Gobivenator", "description": "This feathered dinosaur gave Velociraptor a run for its money." }, { "name": "Gojirasaurus", "description": "This early predator was named after Godzilla." }, { "name": "Gondwanatitan", "description": "Yet another titanosaur from South America." }, { "name": "Gorgosaurus", "description": "Might this tyrannosaur have been a species of Albertosaurus?" }, { "name": "Goyocephale", "description": "A primitive bonehead from Asia." }, { "name": "Graciliraptor", "description": "This tiny dino-bird was a close relative of Microraptor." }, { "name": "Gryphoceratops", "description": "A tiny ceratopsian of Cretaceous North America." }, { "name": "Gryponyx", "description": "This \"hooked claw\" was a distant sauropod ancestor." }, { "name": "Gryposaurus", "description": "One of the most common of the duck-billed dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Guaibasaurus", "description": "Was this early dinosaur a theropod or a prosauropod?" }, { "name": "Guanlong", "description": "Probably the first tyrannosaur ever to walk the earth." }, { "name": "Hadrosaurus", "description": "The official state dinosaur of New Jersey." }, { "name": "Hagryphus", "description": "The largest North American oviraptor yet discovered." }, { "name": "Halticosaurus", "description": "A \"nomen dubium\" theropod of the early 20th century." }, { "name": "Haplocanthosaurus", "description": "A typical sauropod of the late Jurassic period." }, { "name": "Haplocheirus", "description": "This feathered dinosaur predated Archaeopteryx by millions of years." }, { "name": "Harpymimus", "description": "Named after the winged creature of Greek myth." }, { "name": "Haya", "description": "This dinosaur was named after a horse-headed Mongolian god." }, { "name": "Herrerasaurus", "description": "This carnivore roamed present-day South America." }, { "name": "Hesperonychus", "description": "A tiny North American dinosaur." }, { "name": "Hesperosaurus", "description": "The oldest stegosaur discovered in North America." }, { "name": "Heterodontosaurus", "description": "This \"different-toothed\" dinosaur was a dentist's nightmare." }, { "name": "Hexing", "description": "This early ornithomimid was recently discovered in China." }, { "name": "Hexinlusaurus", "description": "Named after the Chinese professor He Xin-Lu." }, { "name": "Heyuannia", "description": "Yet another close relative of Oviraptor." }, { "name": "Hippodraco", "description": "This \"horse dragon\" was recently discovered in Utah." }, { "name": "Homalocephale", "description": "This herbivore had a very flat--and very thick--skull." }, { "name": "Hongshanosaurus", "description": "This early ceratopsian is known by two skulls." }, { "name": "Hoplitosaurus", "description": "Named after the heavily armored soldiers of classical Greece." }, { "name": "Huabeisaurus", "description": "A titanosaur from northern China." }, { "name": "Huanghetitan", "description": "Yet another contender for the biggest dinosaur that ever lived." }, { "name": "Huaxiagnathus", "description": "One of the biggest dino-birds of its time." }, { "name": "Huaxiaosaurus", "description": "Might it be an unusually large specimen of Shantungosaurus?" }, { "name": "Huayangosaurus", "description": "Could this have been the ancestor of all the stegosaurs?" }, { "name": "Huehuecanauhtlus", "description": "Its name is Aztec for \"ancient duck\"." }, { "name": "Hungarosaurus", "description": "The best-attested ankylosaur ever discovered in Europe." }, { "name": "Huxleysaurus", "description": "Named after the famous biologist Thomas Henry Huxley." }, { "name": "Hylaeosaurus", "description": "One of the first creatures ever to be called a dinosaur." }, { "name": "Hypacrosaurus", "description": "We know a lot about this dinosaur's family life." }, { "name": "Hypselosaurus", "description": "This titanosaur's eggs were a foot in diameter." }, { "name": "Hypselospinus", "description": "It was once classified as a species of Iguanodon." }, { "name": "Hypsibema", "description": "The official state dinosaur of Missouri." }, { "name": "Hypsilophodon", "description": "This man-sized herbivore liked to eat and run." }, { "name": "Ichthyovenator", "description": "This sail-backed dinosaur was recently discovered in Laos." }, { "name": "Ignavusaurus", "description": "Its name means \"cowardly lizard\"." }, { "name": "Iguanacolossus", "description": "A brand-new ornithopod from North America." }, { "name": "Iguanodon", "description": "The second dinosaur in history ever to receive a name." }, { "name": "Ilokelesia", "description": "A primitive abelisaur from South America." }, { "name": "Incisivosaurus", "description": "This buck-toothed dinosaur was the Cretaceous equivalent of a beaver." }, { "name": "Indosuchus", "description": "This \"Indian crocodile\" was actually a dinosaur." }, { "name": "Ingenia", "description": "A small, birdlike dinosaur from central Asia." }, { "name": "Irritator", "description": "This spinosaur was named by a very frustrated paleontologist." }, { "name": "Isanosaurus", "description": "One of the first sauropods ever to walk the earth." }, { "name": "Isisaurus", "description": "Otherwise known as the Indian Statistical Institute Lizard." }, { "name": "Jainosaurus", "description": "Named after the Indian paleontologist Sohan Lal Jain." }, { "name": "Janenschia", "description": "The earliest titanosaur in the fossil record." }, { "name": "Jaxartosaurus", "description": "A poorly known hadrosaur from central Asia." }, { "name": "Jeholosaurus", "description": "This ornithopod may have had an omnivorous diet." }, { "name": "Jeyawati", "description": "Its name is Zuni for \"grinding mouth\"." }, { "name": "Jianchangosaurus", "description": "One of the earliest therizinosaurs in the fossil record." }, { "name": "Jinfengopteryx", "description": "This feathered dinosaur was once thought to be a true bird." }, { "name": "Jingshanosaurus", "description": "A close relative of Yunnanosaurus." }, { "name": "Jinzhousaurus", "description": "This Asian dinosaur was one of the first hadrosaurs." }, { "name": "Jobaria", "description": "A strange, short-tailed African sauropod." }, { "name": "Judiceratops", "description": "The earliest Chasmosaurus ancestor yet identified." }, { "name": "Juratyrant", "description": "This early tyrannosaur was discovered in England." }, { "name": "Juravenator", "description": "Why didn't this presumed \"dino-bird\" have feathers?" }, { "name": "Kaatedocus", "description": "This Diplodocus relative had a characteristic grin." }, { "name": "Kaijiangosaurus", "description": "This might have been the same dinosaur as Gasosaurus." }, { "name": "Kazaklambia", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur was discovered in Kazakhstan." }, { "name": "Kentrosaurus", "description": "A smaller, African cousin of Stegosaurus." }, { "name": "Kerberosaurus", "description": "Named after the three-headed dog of Greek myth." }, { "name": "Khaan", "description": "Few small mammals dared face the wrath of this dinosaur." }, { "name": "Kileskus", "description": "Yet another \"basal\" tyrannosaur from central Asia." }, { "name": "Kinnareemimus", "description": "This \"bird mimic\" dinosaur was recently discovered in Thailand." }, { "name": "Kol", "description": "It's tied with Mei for \"shortest dinosaur name\"." }, { "name": "Koreaceratops", "description": "There's evidence that this ceratopsian liked to go swimming." }, { "name": "Koreanosaurus", "description": "Guess what country this ornithopod was discovered in." }, { "name": "Kosmoceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian had a bizarre, downward-folding frill." }, { "name": "Kotasaurus", "description": "One of the few sauropods to be discovered in India." }, { "name": "Kritosaurus", "description": "A famous, but poorly understood hadrosaur." }, { "name": "Kryptops", "description": "This dinosaur came equipped with its own face mask." }, { "name": "Kukufeldia", "description": "Yet another ornithopod that was once lumped in with Iguanodon." }, { "name": "Kulindadromeus", "description": "Why did this ornithopod dinosaur have feathers?" }, { "name": "Kundurosaurus", "description": "This hadrosaur was discovered in the far east of Russia." }, { "name": "Labocania", "description": "It may or may not have been a true tyrannosaur." }, { "name": "Lagosuchus", "description": "Could this have been the ancestor of all the dinosaurs?" }, { "name": "Lambeosaurus", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur had a hatchet-shaped crest on its noggin." }, { "name": "Lamplughsaura", "description": "This early sauropod was discovered in India." }, { "name": "Lanzhousaurus", "description": "This herbivore's teeth were half a foot long." }, { "name": "Laosaurus", "description": "This dubious ornithopod was named by Othniel C. Marsh." }, { "name": "Lapparentosaurus", "description": "This sauropod was discovered in Madagascar." }, { "name": "Laquintasaura", "description": "The first plant-eating dinosaur ever to be discovered in Venezuela." }, { "name": "Latirhinus", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur had an enormous nose." }, { "name": "Leaellynasaura", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs to be named after a little girl." }, { "name": "Leinkupal", "description": "The latest surviving diplodocid sauropod." }, { "name": "Leonerasaurus", "description": "This prosauropod was recently discovered in Argentina." }, { "name": "Leptoceratops", "description": "One of the most primitive of all ceratopsians." }, { "name": "Leshansaurus", "description": "Did this meat-eater feast on small, armored dinosaurs?" }, { "name": "Lesothosaurus", "description": "One of the earliest of all the ornithischian dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Lessemsaurus", "description": "Named after the popular science writer Don Lessem." }, { "name": "Lexovisaurus", "description": "One of the oldest European stegosaurs." }, { "name": "Leyesaurus", "description": "A newly discovered prosauropod from South America." }, { "name": "Liaoceratops", "description": "A tiny ceratopsian of early Cretaceous Asia." }, { "name": "Liaoningosaurus", "description": "One of the smallest ankylosaurs in the fossil record." }, { "name": "Liliensternus", "description": "One of the largest carnivores of the Triassic period." }, { "name": "Limaysaurus", "description": "It was once classified as a species of Rebbachisaurus." }, { "name": "Limusaurus", "description": "Was this toothless theropod a vegetarian?" }, { "name": "Linhenykus", "description": "This tiny dinosaur had single-clawed hands." }, { "name": "Linheraptor", "description": "This Mongolian raptor was discovered in 2008." }, { "name": "Linhevenato", "description": "r This troodont was recently discovered in Mongolia." }, { "name": "Lophorhothon", "description": "The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in Alabama." }, { "name": "Lophostropheus", "description": "This theropod lived near the Triassic/Jurassic boundary." }, { "name": "Loricatosaurus", "description": "This stegosaur was once classified as a species of Lexovisaurus." }, { "name": "Lourinhanosaurus", "description": "Not to be confused with Lourinhasaurus, below." }, { "name": "Lourinhasaurus", "description": "Not to be confused with Lourinhanosaurus, above." }, { "name": "Luanchuanraptor", "description": "A small, poorly understood Asian raptor." }, { "name": "Lufengosaurus", "description": "A common sight at Chinese natural history museums." }, { "name": "Lurdusaurus", "description": "This ornithopod resembled a giant sloth." }, { "name": "Lusotitan", "description": "This sauropod was once classified as a species of Brachiosaurus." }, { "name": "Lycorhinus", "description": "This dinosaur was once thought to be a mammal-like reptile." }, { "name": "Lythronax", "description": "This tyrannosaur lived on the island of Laramidia." }, { "name": "Machairasaurus", "description": "This \"short scimitar lizard\" was a close relative of Oviraptor." }, { "name": "Macrogryphosaurus", "description": "Otherwise known as the Big Enigmatic Lizard." }, { "name": "Magnapaulia", "description": "The largest lambeosaurine hadrosaur yet identified." }, { "name": "Magnirostris", "description": "This ceratopsian had an unusually big beak." }, { "name": "Magnosaurus", "description": "Once thought to be a species of Megalosaurus." }, { "name": "Magyarosaurus", "description": "This dwarf titanosaur was probably confined to a small island." }, { "name": "Mahakala", "description": "This dino-bird was named after a Buddhist deity." }, { "name": "Maiasaura", "description": "This \"good mother lizard\" kept close tabs on her young." }, { "name": "Majungasaurus", "description": "Fairly--or unfairly--known as the \"cannibal dinosaur\"." }, { "name": "Malawisaurus", "description": "The first titanosaur to be found with an intact skull." }, { "name": "Mamenchisaurus", "description": "The longest-necked dinosaur that ever lived." }, { "name": "Manidens", "description": "A strangely toothed relative of Heterodontosaurus." }, { "name": "Mantellisaurus", "description": "Named after the famous fossil hunter Gideon Mantell." }, { "name": "Mantellodon", "description": "This Iguanodon refugee may or may not deserve its own genus." }, { "name": "Mapusaurus", "description": "This huge carnivore was closely related to Giganotosaurus." }, { "name": "Marshosaurus", "description": "Named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh." }, { "name": "Martharaptor", "description": "This dinosaur was named after a Utah paleontologist." }, { "name": "Masiakasaurus", "description": "A bizarre, buck-toothed predator of the late Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Massospondylus", "description": "This small, lithe, bipedal plant-eater roamed the plains of South Africa." }, { "name": "Maxakalisaurus", "description": "One of the biggest titanosaurs ever found in Brazil." }, { "name": "Medusaceratops", "description": "This frilled dinosaur was a close relative of Centrosaurus." }, { "name": "Megalosaurus", "description": "The first dinosaur ever to be discovered and named." }, { "name": "Megapnosaurus", "description": "Its name is Greek for \"big dead lizard\"." }, { "name": "Megaraptor", "description": "Despite its name, it wasn't really a raptor." }, { "name": "Mei", "description": "The current record-holder for \"shortest dinosaur name\"." }, { "name": "Melanorosaurus", "description": "Probably the largest prosauropod that ever lived." }, { "name": "Mendozasaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was ancestral to Futalognkosaurus." }, { "name": "Mercuriceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian was discovered on the U.S./Canada border." }, { "name": "Metriacanthosaurus", "description": "Yet another dinosaur that was once mistaken for Megalosaurus." }, { "name": "Microceratops", "description": "Probably the smallest ceratopsian that ever lived." }, { "name": "Micropachycephalosaurus", "description": "The current record-holder for longest dinosaur name." }, { "name": "Microraptor", "description": "This tiny feathered dinosaur had four wings rather than two." }, { "name": "Microvenator", "description": "This \"tiny hunter\" actually measured 10 feet from head to tail." }, { "name": "Minmi", "description": "An early (and very dumb) ankylosaur from Australia." }, { "name": "Minotaurasaurus", "description": "Named after the half-man, half-bull of Greek myth." }, { "name": "Miragaia", "description": "This stegosaur had an unusually long neck." }, { "name": "Mirischia", "description": "Its name means \"wonderful pelvis\"." }, { "name": "Mochlodon", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs ever to be discovered in Austria." }, { "name": "Mojoceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian had a heart-shaped frill." }, { "name": "Monkonosaurus", "description": "The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in modern-day Tibet." }, { "name": "Monoclonius", "description": "Might this have been a species of Centrosaurus?" }, { "name": "Monolophosaurus", "description": "This Jurassic predator had a single crest on its skull." }, { "name": "Mononykus", "description": "This dinosaur may have dug into termite mounds for its lunch." }, { "name": "Montanoceratops", "description": "A primitive ceratopsian of the late Cretaceous period." }, { "name": "Mussaurus", "description": "This \"mouse lizard\" lived in Triassic South America." }, { "name": "Muttaburrasaurus", "description": "The most complete dinosaur fossil ever found in Australia." }, { "name": "Mymoorapelta", "description": "Named after the Mygand-Moore quarry in Colorado." }, { "name": "Nankangia", "description": "A recently discovered oviraptor from China." }, { "name": "Nanosaurus", "description": "This \"tiny lizard\" was named by Othniel C. Marsh." }, { "name": "Nanotyrannus", "description": "Could this have been a juvenile T. Rex?" }, { "name": "Nanshiungosaurus", "description": "A bizarre therizinosaur from Asia." }, { "name": "Nanuqsaurus", "description": "This \"polar lizard\" was recently discovered in Alaska." }, { "name": "Nanyangosaurus", "description": "An iguanodontid ornithopod of middle Cretaceous Asia." }, { "name": "Nasutoceratops", "description": "This dinosaur had horns like a modern steer." }, { "name": "Nebulasaurus", "description": "This \"nebula lizard\" was recently discovered in China." }, { "name": "Nedcolbertia", "description": "Named after the famous paleontologist Edwin Colbert." }, { "name": "Neimongosaurus", "description": "A rare therizinosaur from inner Mongolia." }, { "name": "Nemegtomaia", "description": "This dinosaur had a bizarrely shaped skull." }, { "name": "Nemegtosaurus", "description": "This titanosaur has been recreated from a single, incomplete skull." }, { "name": "Neovenator", "description": "One of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of western Europe." }, { "name": "Neuquenraptor", "description": "It may actually be a species (or specimen) of Unenlagia." }, { "name": "Neuquensaurus", "description": "Was this titanosaur really a species of Saltasaurus?" }, { "name": "Nigersaurus", "description": "This African sauropod had a huge number of teeth." }, { "name": "Nipponosaurus", "description": "This hadrosaur was discovered on the island of Sakhalin." }, { "name": "Noasaurus", "description": "Were this predator's giant claws on its hands, or on its feet?" }, { "name": "Nodocephalosaurus", "description": "This armored dinosaur has been reconstructed from a single skull." }, { "name": "Nodosaurus", "description": "One of the first armored dinosaurs ever discovered in North America." }, { "name": "Nomingia", "description": "This small dinosaur had a peacock-like tail." }, { "name": "Nothronychus", "description": "The first therizonosaur to be found outside Asia." }, { "name": "Notohypsilophodon", "description": "A rare South American ornithopod." }, { "name": "Nqwebasaurus", "description": "One of the few theropods to be discovered in sub-Saharan Africa." }, { "name": "Nuthetes", "description": "This raptor was named after the modern monitor lizard." }, { "name": "Nyasasaurus", "description": "Could this be the earliest dinosaur in the fossil record?" }, { "name": "Ojoceratops", "description": "A very close relative of Triceratops." }, { "name": "Olorotitan", "description": "One of the most complete dinosaur fossils ever found in Russia." }, { "name": "Omeisaurus", "description": "One of the most common Chinese sauropods." }, { "name": "Oohkotokia", "description": "Its name is Blackfoot for \"large stone\"." }, { "name": "Opisthocoelicaudia", "description": "A clumsily named titanosaur of the late Cretaceous period." }, { "name": "Orkoraptor", "description": "The southernmost theropod ever to live in South America." }, { "name": "Ornithodesmus", "description": "This mysterious raptor was once thought to be a pterosaur." }, { "name": "Ornitholestes", "description": "This \"bird robber\" probably preyed on small lizards instead." }, { "name": "Ornithomimus", "description": "This \"bird mimic\" resembled a modern ostrich." }, { "name": "Ornithopsis", "description": "This \"bird face\" was actually a genus of titanosaur." }, { "name": "Orodromeus", "description": "This tiny herbivore was on Troodon's dinner menu." }, { "name": "Orthomerus", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs to be discovered in Holland." }, { "name": "Oryctodromeus", "description": "The only ornithopod known to have lived in burrows." }, { "name": "Ostafrikasaurus", "description": "Could this have been the earliest known spinosaur?" }, { "name": "Othnielia", "description": "Named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh." }, { "name": "Othnielosaurus", "description": "Also named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh." }, { "name": "Ouranosaurus", "description": "Scientists can't decide if this herbivore had a sail or a hump." }, { "name": "Overosaurus", "description": "This dwarf titanosaur was announced to the world in 2013." }, { "name": "Oviraptor", "description": "Turns out that this \"egg thief\" got a bad rap." }, { "name": "Oxalaia", "description": "This spinosaur was recently discovered in Brazil." }, { "name": "Ozraptor", "description": "Not much is known about this Australian theropod." }, { "name": "Pachycephalosaurus", "description": "This plant-eater gave new meaning to the word \"blockhead\"." }, { "name": "Pachyrhinosaurus", "description": "This \"thick-nosed lizard\" roamed the North American forests." }, { "name": "Palaeoscincus", "description": "This \"ancient skink\" was actually an armored dinosaur." }, { "name": "Paluxysaurus", "description": "The official Texas state dinosaur." }, { "name": "Pampadromaeus", "description": "This \"Pampas runner\" was ancestral to sauropods." }, { "name": "Pamparaptor", "description": "This raptor was discovered in the Argentinian Pampas." }, { "name": "Panamericansaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was named after an energy company." }, { "name": "Panoplosaurus", "description": "A squat, stocky nodosaur of the late Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Panphagia", "description": "Its name is Greek for \"eats everything\"." }, { "name": "Pantydraco", "description": "No, this dinosaur didn't wear you-know-what." }, { "name": "Paralititan", "description": "This huge sauropod was discovered recently in Egypt." }, { "name": "Paranthodon", "description": "This stegosaur was discovered over 150 years ago." }, { "name": "Pararhabdodon", "description": "The western European equivalent of Tsintaosaurus." }, { "name": "Parasaurolophus", "description": "Possibly the loudest dinosaur ever to roam the earth." }, { "name": "Parksosaurus", "description": "It was once classified as a species of Thescelosaurus." }, { "name": "Paronychodon", "description": "This \"tooth taxon\" didn't make it out of the 19th century." }, { "name": "Parvicursor", "description": "One of the smallest dinosaurs yet identified." }, { "name": "Patagosaurus", "description": "This \"Patagonian lizard\" hailed from South America." }, { "name": "Pawpawsaurus", "description": "This ancient nodosaur was discovered in Texas." }, { "name": "Pedopenna", "description": "One of the earliest known dino-birds." }, { "name": "Pegomastax", "description": "This dinosaur was covered with porcupine-like bristles." }, { "name": "Pelecanimimus", "description": "This \"pelican mimic\" sported over 200 teeth." }, { "name": "Peloroplites", "description": "This \"monstrous Hoplite\" was recently discovered in Utah." }, { "name": "Pelorosaurus", "description": "The first sauropod ever to be discovered." }, { "name": "Pentaceratops", "description": "This \"five-horned\" herbivore really had only three." }, { "name": "Philovenator", "description": "As its name says this dinosaur \"loved to hunt\"." }, { "name": "Phuwiangosaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was discovered in modern-day Thailand." }, { "name": "Piatnitzkysaurus", "description": "Its teeth were as sharp as its name is funny." }, { "name": "Pinacosaurus", "description": "Did this ankylosaur roam central Asia in herds?" }, { "name": "Pisanosaurus", "description": "One of the earliest known ornithischian dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Piveteausaurus", "description": "No one is quite sure what to make of this theropod dinosaur." }, { "name": "Planicoxa", "description": "A medium-sized iguanodont of early Cretaceous North America." }, { "name": "Plateosaurus", "description": "This herd dinosaur blackened the plains of the late Triassic." }, { "name": "Pleurocoelus", "description": "It was the official state dinosaur of Texas." }, { "name": "Pneumatoraptor", "description": "This \"air thief\" was recently discovered in Hungary." }, { "name": "Podokesaurus", "description": "One of the earliest dinosaurs to live in eastern North America." }, { "name": "Poekilopleuron", "description": "It may (or may not) have been a species of Megalosaurus." }, { "name": "Polacanthus", "description": "An extremely spiky ankylosaur of the middle Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Prenocephale", "description": "This \"bonehead\" had a round, thick skull." }, { "name": "Prenoceratops", "description": "A close relative of Leptoceratops." }, { "name": "Proa", "description": "This ornithopod was named after its prow-shaped jaw." }, { "name": "Probactrosaurus", "description": "An early stage in hadrosaur evolution." }, { "name": "Proceratosaurus", "description": "Despite its name, not a close relative of Ceratosaurus." }, { "name": "Procompsognathus", "description": "Was it an archosaur or an early dinosaur?" }, { "name": "Propanoplosaurus", "description": "This baby ankylosaur was recently discovered in Maryland." }, { "name": "Prosaurolophus", "description": "The likely ancestor of both Saurolophus and Parasaurolophus." }, { "name": "Protarchaeopteryx", "description": "Before Archaeopteryx? It actually lived millions of years later." }, { "name": "Protoceratops", "description": "A famous dinosaur with a very funky frill." }, { "name": "Protohadros", "description": "Despite its name, it wasn't really the \"first\" hadrosaur." }, { "name": "Psittacosaurus", "description": "This dinosaur's noggin wouldn't have looked out of place on a parrot." }, { "name": "Puertasaurus", "description": "This titanosaur rivaled Argentinosaurus in size." }, { "name": "Pyroraptor", "description": "This \"fire thief\" prowled the plains of prehistoric France." }, { "name": "Qantassaurus", "description": "Named after the national airline of Australia." }, { "name": "Qianzhousaurus", "description": "This long-snouted tyrannosaur has been nicknamed Pinocchio Rex." }, { "name": "Qiaowanlong", "description": "An Asian relative of Brachiosaurus." }, { "name": "Qiupalong", "description": "This \"bird mimic\" dinosaur was recently discovered in China." }, { "name": "Quaesitosaurus", "description": "This titanosaur may have had remarkably sharp hearing." }, { "name": "Quilmesaurus", "description": "This dinosaur was named after an indigenous South American tribe." }, { "name": "Rahiolisaurus", "description": "This Indian dinosaur is represented by seven tangled individuals." }, { "name": "Rahonavis", "description": "Was it a raptor-like bird or a bird-like raptor?" }, { "name": "Rajasaurus", "description": "This \"prince lizard\" lived in what is now modern-day India." }, { "name": "Rapator", "description": "No, this mysterious Australian theropod wasn't a raptor." }, { "name": "Rapetosaurus", "description": "The only sauropod ever to be discovered on modern-day Madagascar." }, { "name": "Raptorex", "description": "A pint-sized precursor of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Rebbachisaurus", "description": "A poorly understood sauropod from northern Africa." }, { "name": "Regaliceratops", "description": "This ceratopsian had a huge, crown-shaped frill." }, { "name": "Regnosaurus", "description": "This stegosaur lived in what is now modern-day England." }, { "name": "Rhabdodon", "description": "A possible \"missing link\" between Iguanodon and Hypsilophodon." }, { "name": "Rhinorex", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur had an unusually large nose." }, { "name": "Rhoetosaurus", "description": "A medium-sized sauropod from Down Under." }, { "name": "Richardoestesia", "description": "Named after the paleontologist Richard Estes." }, { "name": "Rinchenia", "description": "Named after the famous paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold." }, { "name": "Rinconsaurus", "description": "A modestly sized titanosaur of South America." }, { "name": "Riojasaurus", "description": "One of the few prosauropods known to have lived in South America." }, { "name": "Rubeosaurus", "description": "A ceratopsian dinosaur from the Two Medicine Formation." }, { "name": "Rugops", "description": "This wrinkly-faced carnivore probably fed on abandoned carcasses." }, { "name": "Sahaliyania", "description": "This hadrosaur's name is Manchurian for \"black\"." }, { "name": "Saichania", "description": "This ankylosaur's name is Chinese for \"beautiful\"." }, { "name": "Saltasaurus", "description": "The first armored sauropod ever to be discovered." }, { "name": "Saltopus", "description": "Experts aren't sure if this was a dinosaur or an archosaur." }, { "name": "Sanjuansaurus", "description": "An early theropod from South America." }, { "name": "Santanaraptor", "description": "Named after Brazil's Santana formation." }, { "name": "Sarahsaurus", "description": "This prosauropod had unusually strong hands." }, { "name": "Sarcolestes", "description": "The most likely ancestor of the ankylosaurs." }, { "name": "Sarcosaurus", "description": "This \"flesh lizard\" roamed early Jurassic England." }, { "name": "Saturnalia", "description": "The earliest dinosaur known to have had a herbivorous diet." }, { "name": "Saurolophus", "description": "One of the few hadrosaurs known to have lived on two continents." }, { "name": "Sauroniops", "description": "This dinosaur's name means \"Eye of Sauron\"." }, { "name": "Sauropelta", "description": "This ankylosaur's armor helped keep raptors at bay." }, { "name": "Saurophaganax", "description": "The official state dinosaur of Oklahoma." }, { "name": "Sauroposeidon", "description": "One of the tallest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth." }, { "name": "Saurornithoides", "description": "A Troodon-like predator from central Asia." }, { "name": "Saurornitholestes", "description": "A close cousin of Velociraptor." }, { "name": "Savannasaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was recently discovered in Australia." }, { "name": "Scansoriopteryx", "description": "This early proto-bird probably lived in trees." }, { "name": "Scelidosaurus", "description": "Among the earliest of all the armored dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Scipionyx", "description": "One of the most perfectly preserved dinosaur fossils ever found." }, { "name": "Sciurumimus", "description": "This \"squirrel mimic\" was one of the earliest feathered dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Scolosaurus", "description": "It was once classified as a species of Euoplocephalus." }, { "name": "Scutellosaurus", "description": "Probably the smallest of all the armored dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Secernosaurus", "description": "The first hadrosaur to be discovered in South America." }, { "name": "Seitaad", "description": "This small dinosaur may have been buried in an avalanche." }, { "name": "Segisaurus", "description": "An early dinosaur closely related to Coelophysis." }, { "name": "Segnosaurus", "description": "One of the most unusual (and poorly understood) Cretaceous dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Seismosaurus", "description": "It was huge, to be sure, but might it have been a species of Diplodocus?" }, { "name": "Sellosaurus", "description": "Another early prosauropod of the Triassic period." }, { "name": "Serendipaceratops", "description": "Was this really an Australian ceratopsian?" }, { "name": "Shamosaurus", "description": "This Mongolian ankylosaur was a close relative of Gobisaurus." }, { "name": "Shanag", "description": "A basal raptor of early Cretaceous Asia." }, { "name": "Shantungosaurus", "description": "The biggest of all the duck-billed dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Shaochilong", "description": "Its name is Chinese for \"shark-toothed dragon\"." }, { "name": "Shenzhousaurus", "description": "A small, primitive ornithomimid from China." }, { "name": "Shunosaurus", "description": "Anatomically speaking, probably the best known of all the sauropods." }, { "name": "Shuvosaurus", "description": "Was this meat eater an early dinosaur or a two-legged crocodile?" }, { "name": "Shuvuuia", "description": "Scientists can't decide if it was a dinosaur or a bird." }, { "name": "Siamodon", "description": "This ornithopod was recently discovered in Thailand." }, { "name": "Siamosaurus", "description": "This may (or may not) have been a spinosaur from Thailand." }, { "name": "Siamotyrannus", "description": "Despite its name, it wasn't a true tyrannosaur." }, { "name": "Siats", "description": "One of the largest theropods ever to live in North America." }, { "name": "Sigilmassasaurus", "description": "Was this really a species of Carcharodontosaurus?" }, { "name": "Silvisaurus", "description": "This primitive nodosaur was discovered in Kansas." }, { "name": "Similicaudipteryx", "description": "The juveniles may have been differently feathered than the adults." }, { "name": "Sinocalliopteryx", "description": "The biggest \"dino-bird\" yet discovered." }, { "name": "Sinoceratops", "description": "A rare ceratopsian from late Cretaceous China." }, { "name": "Sinornithoides", "description": "A small, feathered dinosaur closely related to Troodon." }, { "name": "Sinornithomimus", "description": "This ornithomimid is known from over a dozen skeletons." }, { "name": "Sinornithosaurus", "description": "A typical dino-bird of the early Cretaceous." }, { "name": "Sinosauropteryx", "description": "The first dinosaur proven to have feathers." }, { "name": "Sinosaurus", "description": "It was once classified as an Asian species of Dilophosaurus." }, { "name": "Sinotyrannus", "description": "This \"Chinese tyrant\" was an ancient ancestor of tyrannosaurs." }, { "name": "Sinovenator", "description": "This \"Chinese hunter\" preyed on its fellow dino-birds." }, { "name": "Sinraptor", "description": "Despite its name, this allosaur wasn't any better or worse than other dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Sinusonasus", "description": "It sounds like a disease, but it was actually a feathered dinosaur." }, { "name": "Skorpiovenator", "description": "This \"scorpion hunter\" really ate meat." }, { "name": "Sonorasaurus", "description": "The remains of this sauropod were discovered in Arizona." }, { "name": "Sphaerotholus", "description": "Yet another dome-headed dino from North America." }, { "name": "Spinophorosaurus", "description": "This early sauropod had a \"thagomizer\" on its tail." }, { "name": "Spinops", "description": "This ceratopsian was named 100 years after its bones were found." }, { "name": "Spinosaurus", "description": "This dinosaur was distinguished by the sail-like structure on its back." }, { "name": "Spinostropheus", "description": "This theropod was once thought to be a species of Elaphrosaurus." }, { "name": "Staurikosaurus", "description": "Another primitive theropod of the Triassic period." }, { "name": "Stegoceras", "description": "This small herbivore was built for high-speed head-butting." }, { "name": "Stegosaurus", "description": "The small-brained, spike-tailed, plant-eating dinosaur." }, { "name": "Stenopelix", "description": "Experts aren't sure how to classify this dinosaur." }, { "name": "Stokesosaurus", "description": "Some experts think this was the earliest tyrannosaur." }, { "name": "Struthiomimus", "description": "This \"ostrich mimic\" roamed the plains of North America." }, { "name": "Struthiosaurus", "description": "The smallest nodosaur yet discovered." }, { "name": "Stygimoloch", "description": "Its name means \"demon from the river of death.\" Got your attention yet?" }, { "name": "Styracosaurus", "description": "Winner of the \"most elaborate head display\" competition." }, { "name": "Suchomimus", "description": "A fish-eating dinosaur with a distinct crocodilian profile." }, { "name": "Sulaimanisaurus", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs ever to be discovered in Pakistan." }, { "name": "Supersaurus", "description": "No, it didn't wear a cape, but this giant dino was still impressive." }, { "name": "Suuwassea", "description": "Its name is Native American for \"ancient thunder\"." }, { "name": "Suzhousaurus", "description": "A large, early Cretaceous therizinosaur." }, { "name": "Szechuanosaurus", "description": "This theropod was a close relative of Sinraptor." }, { "name": "Tachiraptor", "description": "The first meat-eating dinosaur ever to be discovered in Venezuela." }, { "name": "Talarurus", "description": "This ankylosaur was discovered in the Gobi Desert." }, { "name": "Talos", "description": "This dinosaur was found with an injured big toe." }, { "name": "Tangvayosaurus", "description": "This Laotian titanosaur was closely related to Phuwiangosaurus." }, { "name": "Tanius", "description": "Not much is known about this Chinese hadrosaur." }, { "name": "Tanycolagreus", "description": "This mysterious theropod was once thought to be a species of Coelurus." }, { "name": "Taohelong", "description": "The first \"polacanthine\" ankylosaur ever to be discovered in Asia." }, { "name": "Tapuiasaurus", "description": "A recently discovered titanosaur from South America." }, { "name": "Tarascosaurus", "description": "The only known abelisaur of the northern hemisphere." }, { "name": "Tarbosaurus", "description": "The second-biggest tyrannosaur after T. Rex." }, { "name": "Tarchia", "description": "Its name means \"brainy,\" but that may be an exaggeration." }, { "name": "Tastavinsaurus", "description": "This titanosaur was discovered in Spain." }, { "name": "Tatankacephalus", "description": "A brand-new ankylosaur from North America." }, { "name": "Tatankaceratops", "description": "Was this really a juvenile specimen of Triceratops?" }, { "name": "Tataouinea", "description": "No, this dinosaur wasn't named after Tatooine in Star Wars." }, { "name": "Tawa", "description": "This ancient theropod points to a South American origin for dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Tazoudasaurus", "description": "This Vulcanodon relative was one of the earliest sauropods." }, { "name": "Technosaurus", "description": "This early herbivore was named after Texas Tech university." }, { "name": "Tehuelchesaurus", "description": "This sauropod was named after an indigenous South American people." }, { "name": "Telmatosaurus", "description": "This duck-billed dinosaur was discovered in Transylvania." }, { "name": "Tendaguria", "description": "This Tanzanian sauropod has proven difficult to classify." }, { "name": "Tenontosaurus", "description": "This long-tailed herbivore was hunted by Deinonychus." }, { "name": "Teratophoneus", "description": "This \"monstrous murderer\" wasn't all that big." }, { "name": "Tethyshadros", "description": "One of the few dinosaurs to be found in modern-day Italy." }, { "name": "Texacephale", "description": "This Texan pachycephalosaur was named in 2010." }, { "name": "Thecocoelurus", "description": "Is this the earliest ornithomimid in the fossil record?" }, { "name": "Thecodontosaurus", "description": "The first prosauropod ever to be discovered." }, { "name": "Theiophytalia", "description": "Its name means \"garden of the gods\"." }, { "name": "Therizinosaurus", "description": "What did Little Orphan Annie say to this dinosaur? \"Reaping lizards!\"" }, { "name": "Thescelosaurus", "description": "Did paleontologists find this dinosaur's mummified heart?" }, { "name": "Tianchisaurus", "description": "This dinosaur's species name honors \"Jurassic Park\"." }, { "name": "Tianyulong", "description": "Why did this ornithopod have feathers?" }, { "name": "Tianyuraptor", "description": "A small, long-legged raptor from eastern Asia." }, { "name": "Tianzhenosaurus", "description": "This ankylosaur's skull has been spectacularly preserved." }, { "name": "Timimus", "description": "The only ornithomimid ever discovered in Australia." }, { "name": "Titanoceratops", "description": "The biggest of all the horned, frilled dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Titanosaurus", "description": "This sauropod may—or may not—have been a unique member of its genus." }, { "name": "Tochisaurus", "description": "A large troodont of late Cretaceous Asia." }, { "name": "Tornieria", "description": "This sauropod has a complicated taxonomic history." }, { "name": "Torosaurus", "description": "Was it really an elderly specimen of Triceratops?" }, { "name": "Torvosaurus", "description": "One of the largest predators of Jurassic North America." }, { "name": "Triceratops", "description": "The famous, three-horned, plant-eating dinosaur." }, { "name": "Trinisaura", "description": "The first ornithopod ever to be discovered in Antarctica." }, { "name": "Troodon", "description": "Possibly the smartest dinosaur that ever lived." }, { "name": "Tsaagan", "description": "One of the earliest raptors yet discovered." }, { "name": "Tsintaosaurus", "description": "Also known as the \"Unicorn Dinosaur\"." }, { "name": "Tuojiangosaurus", "description": "One of the most well-known Chinese stegosaurs." }, { "name": "Turanoceratops", "description": "What was this ceratopsian doing in late Cretaceous Asia?" }, { "name": "Turiasaurus", "description": "The largest dinosaur ever to be discovered in Europe." }, { "name": "Tylocephale", "description": "The tallest-domed of all the pachycephalosaurs." }, { "name": "Tyrannosaurus Rex", "description": "The once—and always—king of the dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Tyrannotitan", "description": "We know very little about this fearsomely named dinosaur." }, { "name": "Uberabatitan", "description": "Discovered in the Uberaba region of Brazil." }, { "name": "Udanoceratops", "description": "The largest ceratopsian to run on two legs." }, { "name": "Unaysaurus", "description": "One of the oldest prosauropods yet discovered." }, { "name": "Unenlagia", "description": "This bird-like raptor was native to South America." }, { "name": "Unescoceratops", "description": "Named after the United Nation's UNESCO." }, { "name": "Urbacodon", "description": "This Troodon-like predator was discovered in Uzbekistan." }, { "name": "Utahceratops", "description": "Guess what state this dinosaur was discovered in." }, { "name": "Utahraptor", "description": "Probably the biggest raptor that ever lived." }, { "name": "Uteodon", "description": "It was once classified as a species of Camptosaurus." }, { "name": "Vagaceratops", "description": "This big-frilled dinosaur was closely related to Kosmoceratops." }, { "name": "Vahiny", "description": "Its name is Malagasy for \"traveler\"." }, { "name": "Valdoraptor", "description": "This early \"bird mimic\" dinosaur lived in England." }, { "name": "Valdosaurus", "description": "This ornithopod was discovered on the Isle of Wight." }, { "name": "Variraptor", "description": "The first raptor ever to be discovered in France." }, { "name": "Velafrons", "description": "A new addition to the duck-billed dinosaur family." }, { "name": "Velociraptor", "description": "This dinosaur was vicious but a lot smaller than you thought." }, { "name": "Velocisaurus", "description": "A small, speedy theropod of late Cretaceous South America." }, { "name": "Venenosaurus", "description": "This \"poison lizard\" was really a gentle plant-eater." }, { "name": "Veterupristisaurus", "description": "One of the earliest carcharodontosaurs yet identified." }, { "name": "Vulcanodon", "description": "An early sauropod of the Jurassic period." }, { "name": "Wannanosaurus", "description": "Probably the smallest of all the bone-headed dinosaurs." }, { "name": "Wellnhoferia", "description": "Was it really a species of Archaeopteryx?" }, { "name": "Wendiceratops", "description": "This dinosaur honors Canadian fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda." }, { "name": "Willinakaqe", "description": "A rare duck-billed dinosaur from South America." }, { "name": "Wintonotitan", "description": "Another new titanosaur from Australia." }, { "name": "Wuerhosaurus", "description": "Could this have been the last of the stegosaurs?" }, { "name": "Wulagasaurus", "description": "The earliest saurolophine hadrosaur in the fossil record." }, { "name": "Xenoceratops", "description": "This \"alien horned face\" was announced in 2012." }, { "name": "Xenoposeidon", "description": "Experts aren't sure how to classify this sauropod." }, { "name": "Xenotarsosaurus", "description": "A poorly understood abelisaur from South America." }, { "name": "Xiaosaurus", "description": "A small ornithopod from late Jurassic Asia." }, { "name": "Xiaotingia", "description": "This feathered dinosaur predated Archaeopteryx." }, { "name": "Xinjiangtitan", "description": "This huge sauropod was a close relative of Mamenchisaurus." }, { "name": "Xiongguanlong", "description": "A small, primitive tyrannosaur from Asia." }, { "name": "Xixianykus", "description": "A long-legged dino-bird from eastern Asia." }, { "name": "Xuanhanosaurus", "description": "You didn't think there'd be so many \"X\"'s on this list, did you?" }, { "name": "Xuanhuaceratops", "description": "An early ceratopsian of the late Jurassic." }, { "name": "Xuwulong", "description": "This iguanodontid ornithopod was recently discovered in China." }, { "name": "Yamaceratops", "description": "No, it didn't have a sweet potato for a head." }, { "name": "Yandusaurus", "description": "A small ornithopod of middle Jurassic China." }, { "name": "Yangchuanosaurus", "description": "A large theropod of late Jurassic Asia." }, { "name": "Yaverlandia", "description": "A classic case of mistaken dinosaur identity." }, { "name": "Yi Qi", "description": "This strange Jurassic dinosaur had bat-like wings." }, { "name": "Yimenosaurus", "description": "One of the better-known Chinese prosauropods." }, { "name": "Yinlong", "description": "This \"hidden dragon\" was an early ceratopsian." }, { "name": "Yixianosaurus", "description": "How did this dino-bird use its long fingers?" }, { "name": "Yizhousaurus", "description": "The earliest intact sauropod yet discovered." }, { "name": "Yongjinglong", "description": "This titanosaur was recently discovered in China." }, { "name": "Yueosaurus", "description": "This basal ornithopod was discovered by construction workers." }, { "name": "Yulong", "description": "The smallest oviraptor yet identified." }, { "name": "Yunnanosaurus", "description": "One of the last prosauropods to walk the earth." }, { "name": "Yutyrannus", "description": "The largest feathered tyrannosaur yet identified." }, { "name": "Zalmoxes", "description": "A strange-looking ornithopod from Romania." }, { "name": "Zanabazar", "description": "Named after a Buddhist spiritual leader." }, { "name": "Zapalasaurus", "description": "This \"diplodocoid\" sauropod lived in early Cretaceous South America." }, { "name": "Zby", "description": "This dinosaur's name was inversely proportional to its size." }, { "name": "Zephyrosaurus", "description": "Otherwise known as the Western Wind Lizard." }, { "name": "Zhanghenglong", "description": "A transitional hadrosaur of late Cretaceous Asia." }, { "name": "Zhejiangosaurus", "description": "The first identified nodosaur from Asia." }, { "name": "Zhenyuanlong", "description": "Also known as the \"fluffy feathered poodle from hell\"." }, { "name": "Zhongyuansaurus", "description": "The only known ankylosaur to lack a tail club." }, { "name": "Zhuchengceratops", "description": "It probably figured on the lunch menu of Zhuchengtyrannus." }, { "name": "Zhuchengosaurus", "description": "This hadrosaur was even bigger than Shantungosaurus." }, { "name": "Zhuchengtyrannus", "description": "This Asian tyrannosaur was the size of T. Rex." }, { "name": "Zuniceratops", "description": "This horned dinosaur was discovered by an eight-year-old boy." }, { "name": "Zuolong", "description": "It was named after General Tso, of Chinese restaurant fame." }, { "name": "Zupaysaurus", "description": "This \"devil lizard\" was one of the earliest theropods." } ]