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Daily Dinosaur #59: Diplodocus (Dip-lod-oh-cus/Dip-low-dough-kus)



Name meaning: Double beam
Length: 90 feet
Weight: 10 tonnes
Found: USA
Lived: Late Jurassic
Diet: Herbivore
Species: D. carnegii, D. hallorum
Record/s: Best known Diplodocid, longest Diplodocid

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #92: Dilophosaurus is one of few crested Theropods and is certainly the most well-known. Other crested Theropods include Cryolophosaurus and Ceratosaurus. Cryolophosaurus had one large one that spanned from left-right across the head. Ceratosaurus had two small ones above the eyes and one larger one on the snout.

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Daily Dinosaur #60: Herrerasaurus (He-rare-ah-saw-us)



Name meaning: Herrera's lizard
Length: 16 feet
Weight: 180 kg
Lived: Late Triassic
Found: Argentina
Diet: Carnivore
Species: H. ischigualastensis
Record/s: Largest Triassic Theropod from South America, Largest Herrerasaurid, First Herrerasaurid discovered

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #93: Probably one of the most well preserved dinosaur fossils, an Edmontosaurus has been found with its heart, windpipe and large portions of skin fossilized.

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Daily Dinosaur #61: Tarchia (Tar-she-ah)



Name meaning: Brainy
Length: 28 feet
Weight: 4.5 tonnes
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Found: Mongolia
Diet: Herbivore
Species: T. gigantea, T. kielanae
Record/s: Largest Asian Ankylosaur, Largest Mongolian Ankylosaur, Youngest Ankylosaur, Youngest Asian Ankylosaur, Youngest Mongolian Ankylosaur

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #94: While Microraptor was the smallest adult dinosaur, there have been smaller dinosaurs found. The smallest of all is a fossil of Mussaurus. It measured the length of a pencil. The Mussaurus was just a baby, however, and would grow to the size of a hippo.

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Daily Dinosaur #62: Parksosaurus (Parks-oh-saw-us)



Name meaning: Parks' lizard
Length: 8 feet
Weight: 45 kg
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Found: Canada
Diet: Herbivore
Species: P. warreni
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #95: The smallest adult Sauropod, Magyarosaurus, was still big compared to a human. It was the size of a pony and measured 6 meters long.

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Daily Dinosaur #63: Torvosaurus (Tore-voh-saw-us)



Name meaning: Savage lizard
Length: 36 feet
Weight: 4.5 tonnes
Lived: Late Jurassic
Found: USA, Portugal
Diet: Carnivore
Species: T. tanneri, T. gurneyi
Record/s: Largest Jurassic Theropod, Largest North American Jurassic Theropod, Largest European Jurassic Theropod, Largest Megalosaurid

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #96: Amargasaurus was a highly unusual dinosaur. It was a type of Sauropod closely related to Diplodocus but it was unusually small for a Sauropod and had long spines on its neck. Some scientists believe it may have supported a sail, similar to Spinosaurus but on the neck, while others believe they were simply long spines covered in horn.