Compsognathus Habitat: A Jurassic Archipelago Compsognathus, affectionately known as ‘Compy’ or ‘Compies’, was a carnivorous theropod that lived 150 million years ago in the Jurassic period and one of the smallest dinosaurs on record. The species may have carried over into the early Cretaceous as well. Two specimens recovered over 100 years apart from each other are […]
Jurassic
Camptosaurus
Camptosaurus was a Jurassic Herbivore Camptosaurus was a small duck-billed dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period from 156-145 million years ago. It roamed the forests on two legs, but had the option of prowling on four limbs for eating purposes. Camptosaurus has one of the most unique mouths of all dinosaurs, which uses both […]
Diplodocus
Diplodocus was a Jurassic Sauropod Diplodocus walked the Earth about 150 million years ago in the late Jurassic Era. At the time of its discovery, Diplodocus was the longest dinosaur on record. It has since been out-measured by the likes of the Supersaurus or the rarely-mentioned Futalgnkosaurus, but Diplodocus played an important role in fueling […]
Kentrosaurus
Kentrosaurus Was a Stegosaur with Plates and Spikes along Its Body So named in Greek as the “spiked lizard,” the Kentrosaurus (pronounced ken-tro-SOAR-us) lives up to its name by featuring some startlingly sharp spikey protrusions as well as some hard, flat plates from its body. This dinosaur was strictly a herbivore that moved around slowly […]
Ornitholestes
Ornitholestes is a Small Bipedal Carnivore Ornitholestes, pronounced “or-NITH-o-less-teez”, was a small but fast bipedal dinosaur that lived in the areas of modern day Wyoming and Utah. It was a hunter of small game, like lizards, and its name comes from the Greek words meaning “bird robber”. This theropod lived in the late Jurassic period, […]
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus was a High Browsing Sauropod From the Late Jurassic Brachiosaurus, pronounced “BRACK-ee-uh-Sawr-us”, was a large quadrapedal sauropod dinosaur. It was a herbivore from the late Jurassic period, living about 140-155 million years ago. The name Brachiosaurus comes from the Greek meaning “arm lizard”. It’s front limbs were quite long in relation to the rest […]