Theropod Gallery

Therizinosaurus dinosaur

Therizinosaurus dinosaur. Artwork of the theropod Therizinosaurus dinosaur, thought to have reached 10 metres in length. It lived from 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period. It is known from fossil remains of claws and forelimbs found in Mongolia and Kazahkstan. Some theories suggest that, like the extinct giant ground sloth, it used its claws to obtain leaves. Others say it used them to open termite mounds

© JOE TUCCIARONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Eoraptor (Eoraptor)

Eoraptor (Eoraptor), one of the first dinosaurs. It lived in the late Triassic Period just under 230 million years ago and was about a metre long and probably an omnivore. Western Gondwana, present-day northwestern Argentina

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Compsognathus longipes, extinct small, bipedal

Compsognathus longipes, extinct small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

© Florilegius / Mary Evans

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