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How Deinonychus Upended the Way We Look at Dinosaurs

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The 1964 discovery of Deinonychus in southern Montana was groundbreaking for many reasons, mostly because it helped prove that birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs.

Triceratops: Facts About the Life and Times of a Three-horned Dinosaur

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Triceratops — which literally means "three-horned face" — is one of the most spectacular and well-known of all dinosaurs. It shared the Cretaceous landscape with, and probably was preyed upon by, Tyrannosaurus rex.

Supersaurus

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Supersaurus was a sauropod of spectacular proportions. Learn more about the Supersaurus, Late Jurassic dinosaurs, and dinosaurs of all eras.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Was the Tyrant Lizard King

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Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the fiercest meat-eaters ever, is the animal that probably springs to mind when most of us hear the word "dinosaur."

Will the Real Brachiosaurus Please Stand Up?

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Brachiosaurus has been portrayed in popular culture many times, but the representations of this mysterious dinosaur are largely based on another massive dino called Giraffatitan brancai.

Stegosaurus: Body Like a Bus, Tiny Little Brain

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Stegosaurus, an herbivorous dinosaur from 149 million years ago, walked on four legs, had a long, beak-tipped skull, a row of spikes adorning its tail and a pea-sized brain.

Ankylosaurus: A Tank-like Herbivore With a Killer Club Tail

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Ankylosaurus was a dinosaur with short, squat legs that allowed it to run at about 6 miles per hour – fast, but not fast enough to outrun a large carnivorous predator like Tyrannosaurus rex.

The Big Dinosaur Debate: Is It an Apatosaurus or Brontosaurus?

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Apatosaurus was a sauropod of spectacular proportions. But there's a debate raging for decades about whether its genus should cancel out the Brontosaurus.

Allosaurus Was a Massive 'Flesh Grazer' and Possible Cannibal

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A full grown Allosaurus could be up to 34 feet long, stand 9 feet tall and weigh around 3 tons. This dino was a monster who, scientists suspect, would even eat his own kind.

The Real Dilophosaurus Makes the 'Jurassic Park' Version Look Tame

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Perhaps no other beast has been more wildly mischaracterized in popular culture than the crested predator Dilophosaurus.

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