Gorgosaurus libratus – The rambunctious lizard Gorgosaurus libratus is a species of dinosaur found in Alberta, Canada, named by Lawrence Lambe in 1914. The name Gorgosaurus comes from Greek and means “impetuous lizard”. It is a bipedal carnivore weighing up to 2400 kg and 8-9 m long. It has been proven to live…
Carcharodontosaurus – The “shark-toothed lizard” Carcharodontosaurus is one of the most famous large carnivorous dinosaurs. It lived in Africa in the Late Cretaceous and was first discovered and described in North Africa by the French explorers Charles Depéret and J. Savornin (1925). He was not only one of the largest and heaviest carnivores of his time, but was probably the largest...
Afrovenator abakensis – the African Hunter Afrovenator was an efficient, bipedal predator. Measuring 9 meters long and 3.5 meters high, it was a dangerous hunter that pursued and devoured herbivorous dinosaurs such as Jobaria, whose fossils were found in the same rock formations. He had a graceful physique with long, slender legs and a...
Compy – “The Dainty Jaw” Compsognathus looks like a typical representative of theropods. It walked on two legs, had relatively short arms with three strong fingers each and a relatively long but thin skull. Its teeth were long and sharp and well adapted to its prey. This consisted of insects, small vertebrates and lizards. …
The two-crested lizard Dilophosaurus wetherilli was a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic Period, approximately 193-183 million years ago. It was about 6.3 m long and weighed about 350 kg. Despite its body size, Dilophosaurus had a slender and slightly built body with a large but delicate skull. The snout of Dilophosaurus was narrow and...
The Hohle Gestalt Coelophysis means something like “hollow form” or “hollow shape”, which refers to its hollow bones, which are typical of carnivores. Coelophysis is a very well-known early dinosaur. Scientists have already discovered hundreds of skeletons of this primitive theropod carnivore. He lived about 216 to 203 million years ago during the Late Triassic Period....