Dino Facts
Fun facts about the dinosaurs that are featured in the Crystal Dinosaurs Coloring Book.
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Amargasaurus
Ah-marr-guh-soar-us
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Up to 33 feet
Location
Argentina
Name Means
The Lizard from Amarga
FunFact
Only one skeleton has been found, and it's nearly perfect!
Brontosaurus
Brawn-tuh-soar-us
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Up to 90 feet
Location
North America
Name Means
Thunder Lizard
FunFact
Weighing over 50,000 pounds, Brontosaurus was one of the largest creatures to ever roam the Earth.
Citipati
City-pa-tee
Diet
Omnivore
Length
Up to 9 feet
Location
Asia
Name Means
Lord of the Funeral Pyre
FunFact
Citipati's eggs were about 7 inches long, and they nested with up to 22 eggs in a clutch. Also, this dino was covered in fluffy fur-like feathers!
Carnotaurus
Car-nuh-tore-us
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Up to 30 feet
Location
South America
Name Means
Meat-Eating Bull
FunFact
Carnotaurus was the apex predator of its region and time period. And this dino had the tinest arms of ALL dinosaurs... even smaller than the arms of T-Rex!
Cryolophosaurus
Cry-oh-luh-fuh-soar-us
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Up to 26 feet
Location
Antarctica
Name Means
Cold Crest Lizard
FunFact
Cryolophosaurus has been playfully referred to as 'Elvis-osaurus' because of this dino's cool head piece (which looks a bit like the famous hairstyle of Elvis Presley.)
Dimetrodon
Dye-met-truh-dawn
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Up to 15 feet
Location
North America and Europe
Name Means
Two Long Teeth
FunFact
Not actually a dinosaur, but technically a mammal-like reptile called a non-mammilian synapsid.
Dimorphodon
Dye-more-fuh-dawn
Diet
Insectivore & Carnivore
Length
Up to 4 feet
Location
Europe
Name Means
Two Shapes of Teeth
FunFact
This dino had a wingspan of 4 feet and was about the size of a crow. Technically a flying reptile, and not a dinosaur.
Gallimimus
Gal-eh-my-muss
Diet
Omnivore
Length
Up to 26 feet
Location
Asia
Name Means
Chicken Mimic
FunFact
Gallimimus' feet look just like the feet of an ostrich and this dino could run as fast as a cheetah!
Gobivenator
Go-bee-ven-ah-tore
Diet
Insectivore & Carnivore
Length
Up to 5 feet
Location
Asia
Name Means
Gobi Desert Hunter
FunFact
This dino weighed about 25 pounds.
Hungarosaurus
Hun-gah-ruh-soar-us
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Up to 13 feet
Location
Europe (Hungary)
Name Means
Lizard from Hungary
FunFact
Hungarosaurus was covered from head to tail with hundreds of dermal osteoderms (a fancy word for all those bumps and spines).
Jaxartosaurus
Jax-ar-tuh-soar-us
Diet
Carnivore
Length
30 feet
Location
Asia (China & Kazakhstan)
Name Means
Jaxartes Lizard
FunFact
Jaxartasaurus is named after the Jaxartes River,
where the first skeleton was discovered.
Pachycephalosaurus
Pack-ee-seff-eh-luh-soar-us
Diet
Herbivore or
Omnivore
Length
Up to 18 feet
Location
North America (Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming)
Name Means
Thick Head
FunFact
The dome shaped skull was up to 8 inches thick in the center.
Parasaurolophus
Pear-uh-soar-all-uff-us
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Up to 40 feet
Location
North America (Canada, New Mexico, Utah)
Name Means
Near Crested Lizard
FunFact
Some scientists believe air could be pushed through Parasaurolophus' head crest like a flute, to make sounds. The name meaning refers to another dinosaur, Saurolophus, which was discovered before Parasaurolophus.
Plesiosaur
Please-ee-oh-soar
Diet
Piscivore &/or
Carnivore
Length
Up to 15 feet
Location
Oceans all over the world
Name Means
Almost Lizard
FunFact
Technically not a dinosaur, but an aquatic reptile. Plesiosaur is closer to a turtle than a dinosaur.
Spinosaurus
Spine-uh-soar-us
Diet
Carnivore
&/or Piscivore
Length
Up to 59 feet
Location
Africa
Name Means
A Lizard with Thorns
FunFact
Because of Spinosaurus's slender crocodile like skull, it's believed that this dino may have lived life partially in the water.
Stegosaurus
Steg-uh-soar-us
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Up to 30 feet
Location
North America, Africa, Asia, & Europe
Name Means
Armored Roof Lizard
FunFact
Stegosaurus didn't have strong jaws and grinding teeth, just a sharp toothless beak for plucking greens, and small teeth. It's believed that Stegosaurus was one of the first dinos to evolve cheeks, to help better chew up its greens!
Tyranosaurus Rex
Tie-ran-uh-soar-us Rex
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Up to 50 feet
Location
North America & Asia
Name Means
Tyrant Lizard
FunFact
T-Rex was a smart dinosaur, with a brain that was 2ce the size of other carnivores at that time.
Triceratops
Try-sare-uh-tops
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Up to 30 feet
Location
North America
Name Means
Three Horned Face
FunFact
Triceratops Dinos grazed in herds. Some scientists believe that the large head frill on this dino had blood vessels that could flush with color and be used to signal to its herd.
Velociraptor
Vel-aw-sih-rap-tore
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Up to 6 feet
Location
Asia (Mongolia)
Name Means
Swift Raptor
FunFact
Quill knobs have been found on Velociraptor skeltons, meaning they had feathers, though they don't appear to have had the ability to fly. It's now believed that the specialized hooked toe claw was for pouncing and hanging on to prey, rather than for slashing. Also, Velociraptor may have been able to use those claws to climb.