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Daily Dinosaur #3: Rugops (Rue-gops)



Name meaning: Wrinkle face
Length: 30 feet
Weight: 1.8 tonnes
Found: Africa
Lived: Early Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivore
Species: R. primus
Record/s: First Abelisaurid found in Africa

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #35: It is a highly common misconception that Pterosaurs and marine reptiles are dinosaurs. While Pterosaurs are quite closely related, they are not true dinosaurs and most marine reptiles are more closely related to lizards than dinosaurs.

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Daily Dinosaur #4: Ammosaurus (Am-oh-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Sand Lizard
Length: 16 feet
Weight: 55kg
Found: USA
Lived: Early Jurassic
Diet: Herbivore
Species: A. major
Record/s: N/A

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What's your favorite prehistoric non-dinosaur? I like giant cheetahs! The idea that they're the reason pronghorn are so fast has always fascinated me

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What's your favorite prehistoric non-dinosaur? I like giant cheetahs! The idea that they're the reason pronghorn are so fast has always fascinated me

Oh that's a hard one! I want to say Titanoboa, but honestly it terrifies me. It's probably the American Cheetah, also. Just because I love cheetahs as a whole!

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #36: Microraptor is the smallest non-avian dinosaur. A creature called Eosinopteryx was once thought to be smaller, but, while it is indeed smaller, is actually a type of early bird.

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Daily Dinosaur #5: Andesaurus (And-ee-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Andean lizard
Length: 49 feet
Weight: 30 tonnes
Found: Argentina
Lived: Early Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: A. delgadoi
Records: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #37: Despite often being depicted with feathers, Utahraptor and Velociraptor have never been found with feathers. It is only believed they had feathers due to their close relatives.

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Daily Dinosaur #6: Psittacosaurus (Puh-sit-a-co-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Parrot lizard
Length: 6.5 feet
Weight: 50kg
Found: China, Mongolia, Russia
Lived: Early Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: P. mongoliensis, P. amitabha, P. gobiensis, P. lujiatunensis, P. major, P. mazongshanensis, P. meileyingensis, P. neimongoliensis, P. ordosensis, P. sibiricus, P. sinensis. P. xinjiangensis
Records: Largest amount of species for a dinosaur, largest clutch of eggs found for a dinosaur