Dinosaur Nerd

Plesiosaurus

Plesiosaurus pronounced pleh·see·ow·saw·ruhs. Was a large, carnivorous marine reptile that lived in the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. The plesiosaurus has been found in the Pacific Ocean. The name plesiosaurus means close to lizard. The plesiosaurus weighed around 1,100 pounds and was around 11 ft long. It is one of the average sized […]

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Smilodon

Smilodon image from Indiana University Bloomington Smilodon or Smilodon pronounced smai·luh·daan. Was a medium , quadrupedal, carnivores, mammal that lived in the Miocene and Pliocene Period, about 2.6 million years ago. the Smilodon has been found in north america and europe. The name Smilodon means knife tooth. The Smilodon weighed around 500 lbs, was around 5.7

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Mosasaurus

Mosasaurus or Mosasaurus hoffmanni pronounced m-ose-a-saurus. Was a large, carnivorous marine reptile that lived in the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. The mosasaurus has been found in the Atlantic Ocean. The name mosasaurus means Meuse lizard. The mosasaurus weighed around 11 tons and was around 56 ft long. It is one of the larger marine

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Woolly Mammoth

Woolly mammoth image from Smithsonian Woolly mammoth or Mammuthus primigenius pronounced wu·lee ma·muhth . Was a large, quadrupedal, herbivorous mammal that lived in the Pleistocene Epoch, about 11,500 million years ago. The Woolly mammoth has been found in the northern parts of Asia, America, and Europe. The name Woolly mammoth means mammoth’s bone. The Woolly mammoth weighed

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Spinosaurus

Image from Wikipedia Spinosaurus or spinosaurus aegyptiacus, pronounced spi·no·saw·ruhs was a large, therepodial, carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the mid Cretaceous Period, about 115 million years ago. The spinosaurus has been found in Egypt. The name spinosaurus means spined reptile. The tarbosaurus weighed around 5 tons, was around 59 ft long, and around 18 ft tall. The is baryonyx considered to be

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