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Ankylosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 65 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Moist forests Size: 10 metres long Name meaning: 3 metres high Fused lizard Weight: 4 tons Where: North America and Canada

Baryonyx Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 125 million years Diet: Meat and fish Habitat: River floodplains Size: 9 metres long Name meaning: 3 metres high Heavy claw Weight: 1-2tons Where: Southern England

Coelophysis Walked on: 2 legs Period: Triassic Age: 225 million years Diet: Meat Habitat: Dry lowlands Size: 2.7 metres long Name meaning: 76 centimetres high Hollow form Weight: 44-66 lbs Where: North America and New Mexico

Diplodocus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Jurassic Age: 150 million years Diet: Ferns and trees Habitat: Wooded plains Size: 27 metres long Name meaning: 4 metres high Double beam Weight: 12 tons Where: North America

Edmontosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 70 million years Diet: Plants and twigs Habitat: Forests and woodland Size: 11 metres long Name meaning: 4 metres high Edmonton lizard Weight: 1-4 tons Where: North America and Canada

Gigantosaurus Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 95 million years Diet: Meat Habitat: Forests and floodplains Size: 14 metres long Name meaning: 3.5 metres high Giant southern Weight: 8 tons lizard Where: Argentina

Hadrosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 75 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Subtropical lowlands Size: 7 metres long Name meaning: 2.4 metres high Sturdy lizard Weight: 3 tons Where: New Jersey, North America

Iguanodon Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 125 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Coastal-interior lowlands Size: 8 metres long Name meaning: 3 metres high Iguana tooth Weight: 1-3 tons Where: Europe, North Africa, Asia and North America

Kentrosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Jurassic Age: 150 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Low-lying dry forest Size: 5.2 metres long Name meaning: 1.8 metres high Spiked lizard Weight: 2 tons Where: East Africa

Lambeosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 75 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Dry lowland plains Size: 9 metres long Name meaning: 3 metres high Lambe’s lizard Weight: 5-10 tons Where: North America and Mexico

Megalosaurus Walked on: 2 legs Period: Jurassic Age: 165 million years Diet: Meat Habitat: Swamps and forests Size: 9 metres long Name meaning: 3 metres high Great lizard Weight: 2-4 tons Where: England

Nodosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 110 million years Diet: Low-growing plants Habitat: Coastal lowlands Size: 6 metres long Name meaning: 2.4 metres high Knobbly lizard Weight: 2 tons Where: North America

Oviraptor Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 75 million years Diet: Meat, fish and plants Habitat: Deserts Size: 4.6 metres long Name meaning: 1.5 metres high Egg thief Weight: 400 lbs Where: Mongolia and China

Parasaurolophus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 70 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Wet lowland forest Size: 10 metres long Name meaning: 3 metres high Beside saurolophus Weight: 2-3 tons Where: North America

Protoceratops Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 80 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Inland deserts Size: 2 metres long Name meaning: 90 centimetres high First horned Weight: 300 lbs face Where: China and Mongolia

Riojasaurus Walked on: 2 legs Period: Triassic Age: 210 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Warm and wet plains Size: 10 metres long Name meaning: 1.8 metres high Rioja lizard Weight: 4 tons Where: Argentina

Spinosaurus Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 100 million years Diet: Fish and shellfish Habitat: Coastal rivers and marshes Size: 14 metres long Name meaning: 5.4 metres high Spine lizard Weight: 4-5 tons Where: North Africa

Stegosaurus Walked on: 4 legs Period: Jurassic Age: 140 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Floodplain savannas Size: 7.6 metres long Name meaning: 3.6 metres high Roof lizard Weight: 4 tons Where: North America and New Mexico

Triceratops Walked on: 4 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 70 million years Diet: Plants Habitat: Lowland floodplains Size: 8 metres long Name meaning: 2.7 metres high Three-horn face Weight: 5 tons Where: North America

Tyrannosaurus Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 65 million years Diet: Meat Habitat: Forests, lake shores and river valleys Size: 14 metres long Name meaning: 4 metres high Tyrant lizard Weight: 7.3 tons Where: North America and Canada

Velociraptor Walked on: 2 legs Period: Cretaceous Age: 85 million years Diet: Meat Habitat: Desert Size: 2 metres long Name meaning: 75 centimetres high Swift robber Weight: 70 lbs Where: China and Mongolia