“Types of Dinosaurs”: A Zoologist’s Field Guide to the Major Dinosaur Groups
1) What counts as a dinosaur (and what doesn’t)?“Dinosaur” is not a catch-all word for any big prehistoric reptile. Dinosaurs are a specific branch of archosaurs (the group that also includes crocodilians and birds) with a distinctive body plan—most famously, upright limbs held under the body ra...
Notohypsilophodon
Notohypsilophodon was a small herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of South America. It is one of the more unusual small dinosaurs from Patagonia because South American dinosaur faunas are often remembered mainly for giant sauropods and large predators. In contrast, Notohypsilophodon repres...
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus was one of the most unusual plant-eating dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous. It is famous for its thick, rounded skull dome, which made it look very different from horned dinosaurs, duck-billed dinosaurs, or armored dinosaurs living at the same time. Although it is often shown charg...
The relationship between reptiles (reptile family tree)
We already know that based on the development of the temporal part of the skull, that is, the relationship between the development and changes of the temporal foramen, scientists divide reptiles (classes) into four subclasses, namely Anosus, Monossus, and Platysus. and Dicypodia. On this basi...
Types of Dinosaurs_Classification of Dinosaurs
Introduction: As a behemoth that has disappeared from the earth for hundreds of millions of years, dinosaurs, the former overlord of the earth, have long been known to people, but do you know their classification? Now join the special group to learn more about the types of dinosaurs!...
The origin and evolution of Yang's Laiyangosaurus
Hadrosaurs are a type of large terrestrial herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs that lived in the late Cretaceous period. Their fossils are widely distributed and have been found on other continents except Oceania. The most obvious features of hadrosaurs are the long and flat head with...
The smallest dinosaur in the world: Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus is one of the most well-known dinosaurs. Their images can be seen in movies, cartoons, comics or toys. Stegosaurus is a huge herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic period. It is one of the most famous dinosaurs. Its most distinctive appearance feature is a row of triangular...
The dinosaur with the largest skull in the world: Torosaurus
Torosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous period in North America about 70 million years ago. It was about 8 meters long. It has a huge head with a brightly colored, oversized shield on the back of its head, two large sharp horns above its eyes, and a small horn next to...