Spiclypeus
“That frill is not just for show… Or is it?”– Zora Bennett Spiclypeus is a type of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period around 77-75 million years ago. Spiclypeus was a mid-sized, horned herbivore with a distinctively spiked frill hense the name comes from Latin “spica” means spike and “lypeus” means […]
Nasutoceratops – Wild Roar
“That’s a herbivore. Nasutoceratops.”– Kadasha talking about the Nasutoceratops to her family. Nasutoceratops is an extinct genus of centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur found in Utah, USA during the Late Cretaceous period around 77-75 million years ago. It had a short yet thick snout and large horns above its eyes that extended almost to the end of […]
Maiasaura – Wild Roar
“This dinosaur is large, bulky and has a stubborn disposition. It’s called the Iguanodon. It’s a herbivore with attitude. I’d suggest giving it a wide berth.”—George Lambert The so-called Good Mother Lizard Maiasaura is a genus of herbivorous hadrosaurid or in non scientific slang duck-billed dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 76 […]
Utahraptor
“This is so big and scary. I would prefer to be dealing with Veloricaptors instead this monstrosity!”— Duncan Kincaid Utahraptor was a terrifying beast that lived during the Early Cretaceous or in other words, somewhere around 135–130 million years ago. Just about 30–40 million years before the almighty Tyranosaurus Rex and most of the big […]
Inostrancevia – Strike Attack
“Look at these teeth, mate! Suddenly I do not feel safe in the car anymore.”— Dr. Henry Loomis Inostrancevia was from the family of Therapsida and more precisely a type of gorgonopsid, which were known for their long saber teeth. This predator lived during the Late Permian period, or said in more layman’s terms, somewhere […]
Aucasaurus
“I can not believe this is the first time we include the Aucasaurus in our toy lineup. We need more theropods for our toy lines.”— Simon Masrani Aucasaurus was a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, about 85 to 70 million years ago. Discovered in the Auca Mahuevo fossil site in Argentina (hence it […]
Abelisaurus
“Our Scientists are magicians you know. They recreated this dinosaur by simply analysing a fossilised footprint. Don’t ask how, don’t ask why.”— Simon Masrani Abelisaurus was a theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period somewhere about 80 to 85 million years ago. It was a carnivorous dinosaur belonging to the Abelisauridae family which […]
Farlowichnus – Danger Pack
“Our Scientists are magicians you know. They recreated this dinosaur by simply analysing a fossilised footprint. Don’t ask how, don’t ask why.”— Simon Masrani This is a fun one, I promise. In 2023 a group of archeologists found a new never-seen fossilised footprint and they concluded that this must be a new small theropod dinosaur […]
Guemesia ochoai – Danger Pack
“Oh god no. Please, do not name this fossil after me. Pick a famous general or something.”— Javier Ochoa probably Guemesia ochoai was a relatively small carnivorous abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago. It is relatively recently identified species but it is quite interesting regarding the diversity and […]
Hypsilophodon – Damage Pack
“Some people mistake it for a velociraptor due to the similar size but this one eats plants instead of guts. “— Alan Grant explaining to a group of first-grade kids Hypsilophodon The Hypsilophodon is a small, herbivorous dinosaur that was doing what all herbivorous dinosaurs were doing during the Early Cretaceous period, or in other words somewhere […]