Stange and Unusual Dinosaurs

A herbivorous dinosaur of the sauropod family that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, characterized by its long neck adorned with double rows of spiky projections along the backbone, believed to have roamed the South American regions.

• amargasaurus

• kosmoceratops

• kulindadromeus

• therizinosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, recognized for its elaborate skull adorned with a remarkable array of horns and frills, belonging to the ceratopsid family, discovered in North America.

• amargasaurus

• kosmoceratops

• kulindadromeus

• therizinosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A small, herbivorous dinosaur known for its feathered appearance and lived during the Jurassic period. This ornithopod is significant for being one of the earliest known dinosaurs to exhibit evidence of both feathers and scales.  It may have been warm-blooded. It was discovered in Russia.

• amargasaurus

• kosmoceratops

• kulindadromeus

• therizinosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A massive dinosaur that lived around 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. It belonged to a group characterized by their unique features, notably their long necks, pot-bellied bodies, and most distinctively, enormous claws on their hands. These claws were among the longest known in the dinosaur world, reaching up to three feet (about 1 meter) in length.

• amargasaurus

• kosmoceratops

• kulindadromeus

• therizinosaurus

A dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period recognized for its defensive array of long spines along its back and tail. Belonging to the stegosaur family, it was an herbivore with a body covered in armor and possessing a pair of distinctive spikes on its shoulders, possibly used for defense against predators.

• kentrosaurus

• pachycephalosaurus

• parasaurolophus

• edmontosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period known for its thick, domed skull. Belonging to the group of dome-headed dinosaurs, it had a small body with a large head, and it's believed that these creatures might have engaged in head-butting behavior, possibly for competition or display among members of their species.

• kentrosaurus

• pachycephalosaurus

• parasaurolophus

• edmontosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A large, herbivorous dinosaur characterized by its distinctive long, hollow, tube-like crest on the top of its skull. This crest is believed to have been used for communication, possibly producing low-frequency sounds or calls. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period and belonged to the hadrosaurid family of dinosaurs, commonly known as duck-billed dinosaurs.

• kentrosaurus

• pachycephalosaurus

• parasaurolophus

• edmontosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A large, plant-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 73 to 65 million years ago. It belonged to the hadrosaurid family, commonly known as duck-billed dinosaurs. It could reach lengths of up to 40 feet (12 meters) and weighed several tons. It had a long, flattened, duck-like snout, hundreds of teeth suitable for grinding plant material, and it likely moved on both two and four legs. Fossils have been found in America and Canada.

• kentrosaurus

• pachycephalosaurus

• parasaurolophus

• edmontosaurus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2