Dinosaur Basics

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Allosaurus

Allosaurus (also known as Allosaurus fragilis), which lived in the Late Jurassic, was the largest carnivorous dinosaur o···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Giganotosaurus

Giganotosaurus is a giant theropod dinosaur. Initially, paleontologist Corea speculated that it was about 12.8 meters lo···

Fossil origin and body characteristics of Sinoraptor

In 1824, the British paleontologist Buckland discovered the carnivorous Megalodon for the first time, which opened the p···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus is a giant carnivorous dinosaur that lived in Africa during the Late Cretaceous. It belongs to the spinosaur···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Baryonyx

In 1983, while searching for fossils in Surrey, southeast England, fossil hunter Walker discovered this large claw over ···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Megalodon

Megalodon is the earliest dinosaur discovered, but it lived in the Jurassic period. As early as 1677, a British priest d···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Carnotaurus

Audiences who have watched the Disney animated blockbuster "Dinosaurs" must still remember the two ferocious carnivorous···

Fossil origin and body characteristics of Sinosauropteryx

Sinosaurus lived in the Early Cretaceous about 140 million years ago. When its fossils were first discovered, it was tho···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Dilophosaurus

In 1942, a larger theropod dinosaur was discovered in the Early Jurassic strata of Arizona, USA. Because it had a pair o···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Eoraptor

Among the many dinosaurs discovered so far, Eoraptor is the most primitive one. In 1993, Eoraptor was discovered in the ···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Tyrannosaurus rex

Tyrannosaurus Rex, also known as Tyrannosaurus rex, is the largest land carnivore in history. It weighs about 5 to 7 ton···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Nodosaurus

Nodosaurus lived in the Late Cretaceous and was named by the famous paleontologist Marsh in 1889, meaning "nodulated liz···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Tuojiangosaurus

Tuojiangosaurus is a medium-sized stegosaurus that lived in the Sichuan Basin in the Late Jurassic. It got its name beca···

Fossil origin and body shape characteristics of Huayangosaurus

Huayangosaurus is the earliest complete Stegosaurus skeleton discovered in the world. Its discovery provides evidence fo···

Fossil origin and body characteristics of Chaoyangosaurus

Liaoxi Chaoyangosaurus is a small dinosaur discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province. Based on an incomplete skul···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Psittacosaurus

Psittacosaurus is 1.8 meters long and about 1 meter high. It is a very cute small dinosaur. It is named after having a p···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Styracosaurus

Styracosaurus is also a large horned dragon. The significant difference between it and other ceratopsians is the neck sh···

Triceratops fossil origin and body characteristics

Triceratops is a very numerous and famous herbivorous dinosaur in the late Cretaceous. It and Tyrannosaurus lived at the···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Qingdaoosaurus

Members of the hadrosaur family are known for their gentleness, elegance, and beauty. If we say the "beautiful man" amon···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Hadrosaurus

Since Reddy named the duck-billed dinosaur in 1858, this latest dinosaur quickly became a big star, not only because of ···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Iguanodon

禽龙是第一种被正式发现的恐龙，但却并不是第一种被命名的恐龙，它是继巨齿龙（1824年）之后第二种被命名的恐龙。曼特尔是英格兰···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of Lanzhouosaurus

In 1999, senior engineer Li Daqing of the Paleontological Research and Development Center of the Third Institute of Geol···

Fossil origin and body shape characteristics of Sisosaurus

In the past, people always believed that dinosaurs, like today's reptiles, just lay eggs and walk away, regardless of wh···

The fossil origin and body characteristics of the Yellow River giant dragon

The excavation of Yellow River Dragon began in 2002 and lasted for three years. The fossils include: a nearly complete s···