dinosaurs

• Tyrannosaurus Rex, tr·a·nuh·saw·ruhs reks

• End of cretaceous period, 66 million years ago

• carnivore, theropod, saurischian

• 40 feet long, 12 feet tall

• “king of the tyrant lizards.”

• velociraptor, vuh·laa·sr·ap·tr

• Late cretaceous period, 99-65 million years ago

• carnivore, theropod, saurischian

• 1.6 feet tall, 4.9 to 6.8 feet long

• “swift robber“

• spinosaurus, spai·now·saw·ruhs

• late cretaceous period, 99-93.5 million years ago

• carnivore, theropod, saurischian

• 49-60 feet long, 6 feet tall

• “spine lizard"

• triceratops, trai·seh·ruh·taaps

• late cretaceous period, 83 to 66 million years ago

• herbivore, ornithischian

• 26-30 feet long, 9.5 feet tall

• “three horned face”

• stegosaurus, steh·guh·saw·ruhs

• late jurassic period, 155 to 150 million years ago

• herbivore, ornithischian

• 30 feet long, 14 feet tall

• “roofed lizard”

• ankylosaurus, ang·kuh·low·saw·ruhs

• late cretaceous period, 68 to 66 million years ago

• herbivore, ornithischian

• 20-26 feet long, 5-6 feet tall

• “fused lizard”

• brachiosaurus, brae·kee·uh·saw·ruhs

• late jurassic period, 150 to 140 million years ago

• herbivore, sauropod, saurischian

• 66–82 feet long, 39–50 feet tall