Inventory of the Nine Beautiful Dinosaurs_The Nine Most Fascinating Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs always give people a ferocious impression, but some dinosaurs are also very beautiful. So we often imagine what would happen if this kind of creature returned to the earth. We probably don’t know the answer. Without further ado, let’s take you to see the nine most fascinating dinosaurs.

1. Showgnathosaurus

Small and exquisite species in the dinosaur family

Showognathus is a small and exquisite species in the dinosaur family. Its adult body is 75 centimeters long from the front of the head to the tip of the tail. Its trunk is only as big as a hen. It is undoubtedly the smallest member of the dinosaur family. This kind of dinosaur lived in the Jurassic period. Although it is unspectacular and unremarkable, it has become the object of most attention among experts and scholars among dinosaurs because it is related to the presumed ancestor of birds.

2. Liopleurodon

Carnivorous marine reptiles

Liopleurodon means "smooth side teeth" and is a carnivorous marine reptile belonging to the short-necked pliosaur suborder of the order Plesiosaurs. Liopleurodon lived in the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic, about 160 to 155 million years ago. Liopleurodon was a marine reptile whose stocky figure was propelled by four medium-sized paddle fins during the late Jurassic period. Liopleurodon's long jaws were filled with sharp teeth.

3. Ankylosaurus

defense expert

The body length of Ankylosaurus can reach 10 meters, with a wide body and short neck; its limbs are short and strong; its feet are short and wide, with 5 fingers on the front feet and 4 toes on the hind feet. There are hoof-like claws at the ends of the fingers (toes), which are suitable for land activities. When encountering an enemy, the claws of the Ankylosaurus can be inserted into the soil to prevent the body from being overturned and protect the soft abdomen; the well-developed tail hammer is waiting for an opportunity to strike back.

4. Triceratops

One of the last dinosaur species to appear before the Great Annihilation

This was one of the last dinosaur species to appear before the Great Annihilation. Triceratops were four-legged animals with a large bony frill and three horns that looked somewhat similar to modern rhinos. It is one of the most recognizable species in the dinosaur family. Although it lived in the same area as the fearsome Tyrannosaurus and was often preyed upon by them, it's unclear whether the two species actually fought as depicted in museums or in some pictures.

5. Stegosaurus

Late Jurassic herbivorous quadruped dinosaur

Stegosaurus is a huge herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic. It had a row of huge bony plates on its back and a dangerous tail with four spikes for defense. The Predator Strike is approximately 7-9 meters long, 2.35 to 3.5 meters tall, and weighs 2 to 4 tons. They live on the plains and live in nomadic groups with other herbivores (such as Diplodocus).

6. Archaeopteryx

Represents a primitive form of Deinonychus

Archeopteryx is a small dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic. It belongs to the order Deinonychus and represents a primitive type of Deinonychus. It was originally discovered that Confucius Bird and Liaoning Bird were born earlier, and their names mean "ancient feathers" or "ancient wings" in ancient Greek. Archaeopteryx is an ancient vertebrate with a bird-like head, claws and wings, a slight ability to fly, teeth, and a long tail composed of multiple tail vertebrae.

7. Fragile Double-chambered Dragon

The longest vertebrate ever discovered

Amphilaeus fragilis was excavated in 1877 by fossil collector Oramel Lucas, hired by paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. Lucas discovered this part of the spine (neural arch and neural spine) in North Garden Park in Canon City, Colorado, USA, close to the mine where Camarasaurus was discovered. There is no doubt that Amphilaeus fragilis is the longest and heaviest dinosaur in history, and its maximum weight is even larger than the blue whale. It is 35 meters long and is closely related to Diplodocus.

8. Athlon

fast lizard

Velocisaurus (genus name: Velocisaurus) means "fast lizard" and is a species of Ceratosaurus dinosaur that lived in Argentina during the Cretaceous. The velociraptor was probably about 4 feet long. So far, only the bones of the hind legs have been found. The hind legs and soles show that they were suitable for running, so they were named velociraptors.

9. Tyrannosaurus rex

king of dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex, is the largest of the tyrannosaurids. The body length is about 11.5-14.7 meters. The average hip height is about 4 meters. The highest hip height can reach about 5.2 meters, and the highest head height is nearly 6 meters. The average weight is about 9 tons (the ecological average is about 7.6 tons), the heaviest is 14.85 tons, and the maximum head length is about 1.55 meters. The bite force is generally 90,000 to 120,000 Newtons, and the maximum at the end of the mouth is about 200,000 Newtons. It is also the strongest carnivorous dinosaur.

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