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Science Kids: Science Images: Edmontosaurus
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Edmontosaurus, a crestless, duck-billed dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 70 million years ago). Edmontosaurus reached up to 13 metres (43 feet) in length and weighed...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Gastonia
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Gastonia, a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period (around 125 million years ago). Gastonia featured a sacral shield and large spikes on its shoulders. It was named by James Kirkland in...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Giganotosaurus
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Giganotosaurus, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 100 million years ago). Giganotosaurus was a carnivore (meat eater) that was even bigger than the more well known...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Gorgosaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of a Gorgosaurus as it attacks a Parasaurolophus. Gorgosaurus was a Theropod that lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). It lived in North America and was from the...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Irritator
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Irritator, a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period (around 110 million years ago). Fossil remains of this Theropod dinosaur are limited but scientists estimate that it grew to around 8...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Late Triassic Period
This drawing shows what life might have looked like for dinosaurs during the late Triassic Period. The late Triassic Period stretched from 228 million years ago until 200 million years ago. Many of the first dinosaurs, such as the...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Lesothosaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Lesothosaurus, a small dinosaur from the early Jurassic Period (around 200 million years ago) that measured around 1 metre (3 feet) in length. Lesothosaurus was a herbivore (plant eater),...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Megalosaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Megalosaurus, a dinosaur from the middle Jurassic Period (around 166 million years ago). Megalosaurus was a large Theropod and the first dinosaur to be formally named by the scientific...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Minmi
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Minmi, a small dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period (around 116 million years ago). Minmi was an armoured dinosaur and like other Ankylosaurs, was a herbivore (plant eater). It was named...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Nanshiungosaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Nanshiungosaurus, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period. The incomplete fossil remains of two Nanshiungosaurus species were found in China but they were limited finds so not much is...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Nanyangosaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Nanyangosaurus, a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period. Nanyangosaurus was an Iguanodont and lived in an area that is now China. This dinosaur was first described in the year 2000.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Nipponosaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Nipponosaurus (meaning 'Japanese lizard'), a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period. Fossils of the Nipponsaurus were first found in Japan in 1934.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Paralititan
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Paralititan, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 100 million years ago). Paralititan was a huge Titanosaur and its name means 'tidal giant'. There is little fossil evidence of...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Parasaurolophus
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). Parasaurolophus were plant eaters (herbivores) that lived in North America. For more information...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Parasaurolophus Drawing
This drawing of a Parasaurolophus, shows the unique appearance of this dinosaur. Parasaurolophus existed in the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). They were plant eaters (herbivores) and lived in North America. For...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Pentaceratops
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Pentaceratops, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). Pentaceratops (meaning 'five horned face') is related to the Triceratops (meaning 'three horned face'...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Prenoceratops
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Prenoceratops, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 80 million years ago). Prenoceratops fossils have been found in the US state of Montana. It belonged to a family of dinosaurs...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Rajasaurus
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Rajasaurus (which interestingly means 'prince' or 'princely lizard'), a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 70 million years ago). Found in India, it featured a unique head...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Raptor Scale
This picture shows a size scale of different types of raptors as they stand next to an average sized human being. The raptors include the Velociraptor, Deinonychus and Utahraptor.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Saltasaurus
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Saltasaurus, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 70 million years ago). While Saltasaurus was a member of the huge Sauropod family, it was relatively small compared to others...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Saurolophus
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Saurolophus, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 69 million years ago). It featured a spike shaped crest which pointed backwards from its skull and is from the same family...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Sauroposeidon Size Scale
This picture shows a scale size comparison between a human and a dinosaur called Sauroposeidon. Sauroposeidon was a huge Sauropod from the early Cretaceous Period (around 112 million years ago). Scientists estimate that it reached a...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Spinosaurus
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Spinosaurus, a dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period (around 100 million years ago). With huge spines growing from its back and the biggest size of any meat eating (carnivorous) dinosaur,...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Spinosaurus Size Scale
This picture shows a scale size comparison between a Spinosaurus and a human. The Spinosaurus was the largest meat eating (carnivorous) dinosaur of all time, weighing anywhere between 7 and 20 tons and possibly reaching up to 17 metres...