Search Results | Late Cretaceous

Your search for "Late Cretaceous" returned 57 results

10 Cretaceous Animals That Weren’t Dinosaurs

animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/10-cretaceous-animals-that-werent-dinosaurs.htm

Not all Cretaceous animals were dinosaurs. See 10 other animals in the Cretaceous period that roamed the Earth.

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

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/triceratops.htm

Triceratops — which means 'three-horned face' — is one of the most spectacular and well-known of all dinosaurs, probably preyed upon by Tyrannosaurus rex.

Velociraptor Wasn't the Big, Scary Monster From the Movies

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/velociraptor.htm

The Velociraptors in "Jurassic Park" were roughly the size of humans. In reality, they were about the size of an average turkey.

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

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/ankylosaurus.htm

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.

Protoceratops

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/protoceratops.htm

Protoceratops means "first-horned face" and it is one of the most well-known. Learn about Protoceratops, Late Cretaceous era and dinosaurs of all eras.

Dromiceiomimus

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/dromiceiomimus.htm

Dromiceiomimus ("emu mimic") was probably omnivorous. Learn more about the Dromiceiomimus, Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and dinosaurs of all eras.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Was the Tyrant Lizard King

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/tyrannosaurus.htm

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.'

Bagaceratops

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/bagaceratops.htm

Bagaceratops was discovered in Mongolia in the early 1970s. Learn more about the Bagaceratops, Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and dinosaurs of all eras.

Parasaurolophus

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/parasaurolophus.htm

The hadrosaur Parasaurolophus' name means "like Saurolophus." Learn more about the Panoplosaurus, Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and dinosaurs of all eras.

Corythosaurus

animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/corythosaurus.htm

The Corythosaurus' name means "corinthian helmet reptile." Learn more about the Corythosaurus, Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and dinosaurs of all eras.

1 - 10