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Plesiosaur
Early Jurassic to Late Cretaceous, Marine reptiles with long necks and small heads
Giganotosaurus
Mid-Cretaceous, One of the largest known terrestrial carnivores with a long skull and serrated teeth
Pachycephalosaurus
Late Cretaceous, Known for its thick domed skull, possibly used in head-butting contests
Triceratops
Late Cretaceous, Herbivorous with three distinct horns and a large frill
Ichthyosaur
Early Triassic to Late Cretaceous, Dolphin-like marine reptiles highly adapted to life in water
Megalodon
Neogene, Massive prehistoric shark, considerably larger than modern great whites
Ankylosaurus
Late Cretaceous, Armored dinosaur with a large club at the end of its tail
Archaeopteryx
Late Jurassic, Often cited as the earliest known bird, capable of flight with feathered wings
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Late Cretaceous, Carnivorous and bipedal with a massive skull
Stegosaurus
Late Jurassic, Known for row of plates along its back and spiked tail
Dimetrodon
Early Permian, Not a dinosaur, but a prehistoric synapsid with a distinctive sail on its back
Parasaurolophus
Late Cretaceous, Known for its large, elaborate cranial crest
Diplodocus
Late Jurassic, Extraordinarily long tail and neck with peg-like teeth for stripping foliage
Elasmosaurus
Late Cretaceous, Plesiosaur with an extremely long neck, making up half of the body length
Pterosaur
Late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous, Winged reptiles with pterodactyloid morphotype
Quetzalcoatlus
Late Cretaceous, One of the largest known flying creatures of all time
Velociraptor
Late Cretaceous, Small bipedal carnivore with a sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot
Spinosaurus
Early to Late Cretaceous, Carnivorous with a sail-like structure on back and possibly a semi-aquatic lifestyle
Saber-toothed Cat
Late Pleistocene, Most famous for its elongated canine teeth and robust build
Brachiosaurus
Late Jurassic, Name means 'arm lizard', Giraffe-like stance and elongated neck
Mammoth
Pliocene to Holocene, Large elephant-like body with long tusks and a hairy coat
Allosaurus
Late Jurassic, Apex predator with large skull and articulated jaw
Apatosaurus
Late Jurassic, Massive sauropod once mistakenly identified as Brontosaurus
Coelophysis
Late Triassic, Early theropod dinosaur known for its slender body and long legs
Deinonychus
Early Cretaceous, Agile predator with a large, sickle-shaped claw on each hind foot
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