Pterosaur, TEHR uh sawr, was a member of an extinct group of flying reptiles. Pterosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era, from about 250 million to 65 million years ago. Their fossils have been found on every continent. More »
Allosaurus, al uh SAWR uhs, was a large, meat-eating dinosaur that lived about 150 million years... More >>
Ankylosaurus, ang kuh luh SAWR uhs, was a large, armored dinosaur that lived between 68 million... More >>
Apatosaurus, uh pat oh SAWR uhs or ap uh toh SAWR uhs, was a giant, plant-eating dinosaur that... More >>
Archaeopteryx, ahr kee OP tuhr ihks, is the name of a genus (group) of feathered animals that... More >>
Brachiosaurus, brak ee uh SAWR uhs or bray kee uh SAWR uhs, was a gigantic, plant-eating dinosaur... More >>
Camptosaurus, KAMP tuh sawr uhs, was a relatively large plant-eating dinosaur from what are now... More >>
Compsognathus, komp SOG nuh thuhs, was one of the smallest known dinosaurs. It grew to about the... More >>
Corythosaurus, kaw RIHTH uh SAWR uhs, was a large plant-eating dinosaur known for the hollow,... More >>
Deinonychus, dy NON ih kuhs, was a small, meat-eating dinosaur. It grew about 9 feet (2.7 meters)... More >>
Deltatheridium, dehl tuh thuh RIHD ee uhm, was an opossumlike mammal that lived about 80 million... More >>
Dimetrodon, DY meht ruh don, was an early prehistoric animal from what is now North America. It... More >>
Diplodocus, duh PLOD uh kuhs, was an extremely long, slender, plant-eating dinosaur that lived... More >>
Elephant bird is any one of about seven species of giant extinct birds that once lived on the... More >>