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Coelophysis

Coelophysis image from dinopedia Coelophysis or Coelophysis bauri pronounced see·luh·fai·suhs. Was a small, bipedal, carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the Triassic Period, about 252 million years ago. The coelophysis has been found in the United States. The name coelophysis means hollow form, which comes from its hollow limb bones. The coelophysis weighed around 100 lbs, was around […]

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Triceratops

Triceratops image from nytimes.com Triceratops or Triceratops horridus pronounced trai·seh·ruh·taaps was a large, quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. The stegosaurus has been found in parts of the United States and Canada. The name triceratops means three horned face. The triceratops is famous for its defence mechanism, three

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Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus rex ,pronounced tr·a·nuh·saw·ruhs reks, or T-Rex for short was a large, therepodial, carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. The Tyrannosaurus Rex has been found all over the United States. The name Tyrannosaurus Rex means tyrant lizard. The Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed around 8 tons, was from 35 – 40

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Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus image from wikimedia Stegosaurus or Stegosaurus armatius pronounced steh·guh·saw·ruhs was a large, quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic Period, about 150 million years ago. The stegosaurus has been found in parts of the United States and Portugal. The name stegosaurus means armored roof lizard. Stegosaurus ,despite many people believing otherwise, would have never

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Giganotosaurus

Giganotosaurus picture from iknowdino.com Giganotosaurus or Giganotosaurus carolinii pronounced jai·ga·nuh·tuh·saw·ruhs was a large, therepodial, carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the early Cretaceous Period, about 100 million years ago. The giganotosaurus has been found only in Argenta. The name giganotosaurus means giant southern lizard. Giganotosaurus have been said to hunt both in packs and alone. The

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