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saur, sauro or saurus
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saur, sauro or saurus
Lizard
(from the Greek word sauros)
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Hadrosaurus
When:
Late Cretaceous
(80–75 mya)
Where:
North America
What:
Hadrosaur
Weight:
2.5 metric tons
Length:
7–10 meters
Diet:
Herbivorous
Discovered:
Joseph Leidy in 1858
Heterodontosaurus
When:
Early Jurassic
(200–190 mya)
Where:
Africa
What:
Ornithischian
Weight:
2 kg
Length:
1 meter
Diet:
Herbivorous
Discovered:
1962
Kentrosaurus
When:
Late Jurassic
(155–150 mya)
Where:
Africa
What:
Stegosaur
Weight:
1–2 tons
Length:
4–5 meters
Diet:
Herbivorous
Discovered:
1915
Megalosaurus
When:
Middle Jurassic
(166–160 mya)
Where:
Europe
What:
Theropod
Weight:
1–2 tons
Length:
9–10 meters
Diet:
Carnivorous
Discovered:
1824
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
When:
Late Cretaceous
(70–65 mya)
Where:
North America
What:
Pachycephalosaur
Weight:
450–1,000 kg
Length:
4.5–5.5 meters
Diet:
Herbivorous
Discovered:
1931
Parasaurolophus
When:
Late Cretaceous
(76.5–73 mya)
Where:
North America
What:
Hadrosaur
Weight:
2.5–3.5 tons
Length:
9–10 meters
Diet:
Herbivorous
Discovered:
1922
Plateosaurus
When:
Late Triassic
(214–204 mya)
Where:
Europe
What:
Sauropodomorph
Weight:
600–4,000 kg
Length:
4.8–10 meters
Diet:
Herbivorous
Discovered:
1837
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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