saur, sauro or saurus

Lizard

(from the Greek word sauros)

Hadrosaurus

Heterodontosaurus

Kentrosaurus

  • When: Late Jurassic
    (155–150 mya)
  • Where: Africa
  • What: Stegosaur
  • Weight: 1–2 tons
  • Length: 4–5 meters
  • Diet: Herbivorous
  • Discovered: 1915

Megalosaurus

Mosasaurus

  • When: Late Cretaceous
    (82–66 mya)
  • Where: Worldwide
  • What: Mosasaur squamate
  • Weight: 15 metric tons
  • Length: 12–17 meters
  • Diet: Carnivorous
  • Discovered: 1822

Pachycephalosaurus

Parasaurolophus

Plateosaurus

Pliosaurus

  • When: Late Jurassic
    (155–145 mya)
  • Where: Europe
  • What: Pliosaur
  • Weight: 12–45 metric tons
  • Length: 10–13 meters
  • Diet: Carnivorous
  • Discovered: 1841
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