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allosaurus, a large bipedal carnosaurian theropod dinosaur

apatosaurus, a stocky quadrapedal long-necked dinosaur

diplodocus, a lanky quadrapedal long-necked dinosaur

hallopus, a small and gracile animal with elongated limbs

ichthyosaurus, a dolphin-like ichthyosaur

mosasaur, a large marine evolution of aquatic lizard

palaeoscincus, an ankylosaurian dinosaur

plesiosaur, a marine reptile

procompsognathus, light bipedal theropod dinosaur

rhamporhynchus, long-tailed pterosaur

stegosaurus, quadrupedal dinosaur with plates arranged on its back

styracosaurus, quadrupedal dinosaur with spikes around its neck frill, cheeks, and nose

triceratops, quadrupedal dinosaur with three spikes protruding from its face

tyrannosaurus, a large bipedal carnivore

creature spotlight

tiktaalik

restoration of tiktaalik with a broad triangular head, four fins, long salamander like body, two eyes on the top of its head — tick-TAH-lick
/ˌtɪkˈtɑːlɪk/
art by obsidian soul

fishapod
unknown if direct relative of modern tetrapods or just close relative
transitional creature from water to land
1.25 - 2.7 m long
lower jaws up to 31 cm long
sturdy interior bones allowed tiktaalik to prop itself up and walk in shallow water

qikiqtania wakei

older than tiktaalik
fins evolved from limbs rather than the other way around like in tiktaalik
evolved to be full-time swimmer

illustration of the fossils recovered of qikiqtania wakei — art by stewart, lemberg, deaeschler, and shubin

artist's depiction of qikiqtania, a fish with four fins that are less capable of supporting itself on land — kick-ih-TAN-ee-uh way-kai
/ˌkɪkɪkˈtæniə ˈwɛka͡i/
art by alex boersma

hatzegopteryx

hat-ze-GAWP-ter-ihx
/hætzɜˈgaptɜrɪks/
art by mark witton

largest pterosaur
stocky, robust, and strong
functioned as an apex predator that preyed upon dinosaurs affected by insular dwarfism
12 m long wingspan
skull 3 m long
like other pterosaurs, was adept on land

dyoplosaurus

dai-AWP-low-soar-us/ipa/

first ankylosaur with a club
discovered in 1919
has a tail club but probably not used for defense because you have to be an adult before it's useful

dinosaur gifs from gifcities

claymation green dinosaur throwing hamburgers out a fast food window

bipedal carnivorous dinosaur hopping forward

long necked dinosaur roaring

long-necked herbivorous dinosaur walking forward

a long-necked dinosaur dropping paper into a mailbox

a juvenile tyrannosaurus skeleton breaking apart and falling to the ground

triceratops walking

bipedal carnivorous dinosaur in a sparkling snowglobe with a bright field on a sunny day

tyrannosaurus walking

stegosaurus swinging its spiked tail

pterosaur flapping its wings

iguanadon walking

pterosaur flapping its wings in the mountains

claymation orange dinosaur working in a fast food restaurant eating half the chicken nuggets