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Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 160 million years and died out about 66 million years ago. Here are 18 famous dinosaurs — plus two famous reptiles that were not dinosaurs.
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| # | Dinosaur | Fact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrannosaurus rex | A huge meat-eater with tiny arms and giant teeth | |
| 2 | Triceratops | A plant-eater with three horns and a big neck frill | |
| 3 | Stegosaurus | Had big plates on its back and spikes on its tail | |
| 4 | Velociraptor | A fast hunter about the size of a turkey | |
| 5 | Brachiosaurus | A very tall plant-eater with front legs longer than back legs | |
| 6 | Diplodocus | A long-necked plant-eater with a whip-like tail | |
| 7 | Ankylosaurus | Covered in armour, with a club at the end of its tail | |
| 8 | Spinosaurus | A big meat-eater with a sail on its back that hunted fish | |
| 9 | Iguanodon | A plant-eater with a spike on each thumb | |
| 10 | Parasaurolophus | A duck-billed dinosaur with a long tube-like crest | |
| 11 | Allosaurus | A large meat-eater that lived before T. rex | |
| 12 | Apatosaurus | A giant long-necked plant-eater | |
| 13 | Pachycephalosaurus | Had a very thick, dome-shaped skull | |
| 14 | Carnotaurus | A meat-eater with two horns above its eyes | |
| 15 | Giganotosaurus | One of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs | |
| 16 | Argentinosaurus | One of the biggest animals ever to walk on land | |
| 17 | Deinonychus | A clever hunter with a big claw on each foot | |
| 18 | Gallimimus | An ostrich-like dinosaur that ran very fast | |
| 19 | Pteranodon | A flying reptile — not a dinosaur | |
| 20 | Mosasaurus | A giant sea reptile — not a dinosaur |
From about 230 million to 66 million years ago, in the Mesozoic era.
Long-necked plant-eaters like Argentinosaurus were the biggest — longer than three buses.
Yes — scientists say birds are living dinosaurs that came from small feathered meat-eating dinosaurs.