Best dinosaur
Twenty famous dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous, from giant sauropods to fearsome predators.
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- Tyrannosaurus — Huge Late Cretaceous predator from North America with a bone-crushing bite and tiny arms.
- Triceratops — Late Cretaceous plant-eater from North America with three horns and a large bony frill.
- Velociraptor — Small, feathered Late Cretaceous predator from Mongolia with a sickle-shaped toe claw.
- Stegosaurus — Late Jurassic plant-eater with rows of bony plates on its back and a spiked tail.
- Brachiosaurus — Late Jurassic sauropod with front legs longer than its hind legs, giving it a giraffe-like stance.
- Diplodocus — Late Jurassic sauropod with a very long neck and a whip-like tail.
- Spinosaurus — Large Cretaceous predator from North Africa with a sail on its back, thought to have hunted fish.
- Ankylosaurus — Heavily armoured Late Cretaceous plant-eater with a bony club at the end of its tail.
- Allosaurus — Top predator of the Late Jurassic in North America.
- Parasaurolophus — Duck-billed dinosaur with a long hollow head crest, possibly used to make sounds.
- Pachycephalosaurus — Late Cretaceous plant-eater with a thick, domed skull.
- Iguanodon — Early Cretaceous plant-eater with thumb spikes, one of the first dinosaurs ever named.
- Apatosaurus — Massive Late Jurassic sauropod from North America, a close relative of Brontosaurus.
- Dilophosaurus — Early Jurassic predator with a pair of crests on its head.
- Carnotaurus — Late Cretaceous predator from Argentina with horns above its eyes and very short arms.
- Giganotosaurus — Late Cretaceous South American predator, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs.
- Argentinosaurus — Enormous Late Cretaceous sauropod from Argentina, among the largest land animals ever.
- Archaeopteryx — Late Jurassic feathered dinosaur from Germany, a famous link between dinosaurs and birds.
- Deinonychus — Early Cretaceous raptor whose discovery changed the view of dinosaurs as active animals.
- Therizinosaurus — Strange Late Cretaceous plant-eater from Mongolia with enormous claws on its hands.