| Baryonyx
walkeri |
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"Heavy Claw" discovered in 1983 by amateur fossil
hunter, William J. Walker in Surrey, England, described by
Angela C. Milner & Alan J. Charig in 1986. Baryonyx lived
during the Early Cretaceous Period about 130 to 120 million
years ago. It was 12 meters (40 ft.) in length, 5 meters (16
ft.) in height, and 4 tons in weight.
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| Brachiosaurus
altithorax |
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"High Chested Arm Lizard" and was discovered in
Utah and Colorado. This animal was also believed to have been
the largest land-animal of all time, but lost that record
to Sauroposeidon and the titanosaurs of South America. Brachiosaurus
lived in the Late Jurassic Period and grew from 25 meters
(82 feet) in length, 7 meters (23 feet) high at the hips;
15.5 meters (51 feet) high at top of the head, and weighed
in at 90 tons.
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| Compsognathus
longipes |
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"Elegant Jaw" discovered in the late 1850's in Bavaria,
Germany by Dr. Oberndorfer & described by Johann A. Wagner
in 1959. Compsognathus lived during the Late Jurassic Period
about 150 to 140 million years ago. It was 1 meter (3 ft.)
in length, 0.3 meters (1 foot) in height at the hips, &
7.7 pounds (3.5 Kilos) in weight, also worthy of note is that
the JP3 Dinosaur guide disputes this size as it claims the
animal was 1.5 meters (5 ft) in length and 0.6 meters (2 ft)
in height. Compsognathus can be found on Isla Sorna as well
as possibly Isla Nublar. Dr. Robert Burke, the Paleonotologist
of the inGen Expedition to Isla Sorna in 1997, either mistook
Compsognathus to be Procompsognathus triassicus or both genus
are present on Sorna.
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| Dilophosaurus
"venenifer" (*) |
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"Double-Crested Lizard" discovered in 1940 in Monument
Valley in Arizona by Jesse Williams a Navajo Native American,
described & named in 1970 by Samuel P. Welles. Dilophosaurus
lived during the Early Jurassic Period about 200 to 180 million
years ago. It was 6.8 meters (22 feet) in length, over 2 meters
(7 feet) in height, & 1.100 pounds in weight.
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| Gallimimus
bullatus |
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"Chicken Mimic" discovered in 1963 in the Gobi Desert
of Mongolia, described & named in 1972 by Halszka Osmólska,
Ewa Roniewicz, and Rinchen Barsbold. Gallimimus lived during
the Late Cretaceous Period about 75 to 70 million years ago.
It was 4-6 meters (13-20 feet) in length, 2.5-3 meters (8-10
feet) in height, & 968 pounds (440 kilos) in weight.
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| Herrerasaurus
ischigualastensis |
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"Herrera's Lizard" discovered in 1958 in San Juan,
Argentina by Don Victorino Herrera, described & named
by Osvaldo A. Reig in 1963. Herrerasaurus lived during the
Late Triassic Period about 235 to 230 million years ago. It
was 3.9 meters (almost 13 feet) in length, 2.3 meters (7.5
feet) in height, & 80 pounds in weight.
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| Metriacanthosaurus
shangyouensis (*) |
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"Medium Spine Lizard" discovered in 1923 in Dorset,
England by von Huene, described by C. A. Walker in 1964. Metriacanthosaurus
lived during the Late Jurassic Period about 160 to 150 million
years ago. It was 8 meters (26 ft.) in length, 3 meters (10
ft.) in height, and 2 tons in weight. The Metriacanthosaurus
on Isla Nublar may be Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis since
it was thought to be a species of Metriacanthosaurus when
inGen started cloning their dinosaurs
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| Parasaurolophus
walkeri |
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"Similar Saurolophus" found in Western North America
and described by Parks in 1922. Parasaurolophus lived in the
late Cretaceous about 76-65 Million years ago. It was 7-7.5
meters (23-25 ft.) in length, 4 meters (13 ft.) in height
and weighed 4 tons.
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| Proceratosaurus
bradleyi |
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"Before Ceratosaurus" discovered in 1910 in Glouchestershire,
England, described & named by Friedrich von Huene in 1926.
Proceratosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic Period about
175 to 169 million years ago. It may have been 5 meters (15
ft.) in length, 2.10 meters (7 ft) in height, and 300 kilos.
Proceratosaurus can be found on Isla Nublar, though never
witnessed on the tour. It could be seen listed on the JP Brochure
Map found in the Ford Explorer tour vehicles, and labeled
on the embryo cold storage unit in the lab. Proceratosaurus
may exist on Isla Sorna since inGen orginally cloned them
there, though there is no evidence as of yet to prove that
it still does.
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| Pteranodon
longiceps |
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Another large pterosaur, this "wing without tooth"
was found in Central U.S. and descrbed by Marsh in 1872. It
was 9 meters (30 ft) in wingspan and weighed 66 pounds. Longiceps
was actually as tall as a man when fully erect. Pteranodon
longiceps is actually a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. The
longiceps lived in the late cretaceous, hunting mainly fish.
It is also believed that the longiceps were warm-blooded,
with a light fur covering their body. Like its cousin, the
longiceps were very social creatures, living in flocks mainly
around shorelines; nesting in rocky outcropping that are nearly
impossible to reach except by flight.
The males of the species had a slightly flattened crest that
would change to brightly ornate colors during mating season
in hopes to attract a mate. The females, who were slightly
smaller, had a rounded crest protruding from the back of their
skull.
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| Segisaurus
halli |
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"Segi Canyon Lizard" discovered in 1933 in Segi
Canyon, Arizona & described by Dr. Charles L. Camp in
1936. Segisaurus lived during the Early Jurassic Period about
206 to 200 million years ago. It was 1.2 meters (4 ft.) in
length, 0.6 meters (2 ft.) in height, & 3.5 pounds (7.7
Kilos) in weight.
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| Stegosaurus
armatus "gigas" (*) |
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"Roofed Lizard" discovered in Colorado in 1876 by
M. P. Felch & described by Othniel C. Marsh in 1877. Stegosaurus
lived during the Late Jurassic Period about 154 to 150 million
years ago. It was 12 meters (40 ft.) in length, 5.8 meters
(19 ft.) in height at the top of the plates, & 7 tons
in weight.
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| Triceratops
horridus |
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"Three Horned Face" discovered in 1888 in Wyoming
by John Bell Hatcher & described by Othniel Charles Marsh
in 1889. Triceratops lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
about 68 to 65 million years ago. It was over 10.5 meters
(35 ft.) in length, over 4.5 meters (15 ft.) in height at
the top of crest, & 7 tons in weight.
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| Tyrannosaurus
rex |
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"Tyrant Lizard King" discovered in 1902 by Barnum
Brown in Hell Creek, Montana. Tyrannosaurus was holder of
the worlds largest carnivorous dinosaur before Spinosaurus
and Giganotosaurus made their way onto the scene. Tyrannosaurus
lived in the Late Cretaceous period and grew over lengths
of 12 meters (40 feet), (42 feet recorded and held by "Sue"),
4 meters (13 feet) at the hips and 5 meters height (16 feet)
at the top of head, & 6 to 8 tons in weight.
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| Velociraptor
"antirrhopus" |
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In reality, Velociraptor's name means "Swift Robber"
and when it was first discovered it caused paleontologists
to believe dinosaurs were warm blooded. Originally named Deinonychus
and discovered in 1964, V. antirrhopus weighed 160 pounds
(73 kilos) and was 4 meters (13 feet) in length and nearly
1.8 meters (6 feet) high.
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