[{"Name":"Aardonyx","Description":"An early stage in the evolution of sauropods."},{"Name":"Abelisaurus","Description":"\"Abel's lizard\" has been reconstructed from a single skull."},{"Name":"Abrictosaurus","Description":"An early relative of Heterodontosaurus."},{"Name":"Abrosaurus","Description":"A close Asian relative of Camarasaurus."},{"Name":"Abydosaurus","Description":"This sauropod's intact skull was discovered in 2010."},{"Name":"Acanthopholis","Description":"No, it's not a city in Greece."},{"Name":"Achelousaurus","Description":"Might this have been a growth stage of Pachyrhinosaurus?"},{"Name":"Achillobator","Description":"This fierce raptor was discovered in modern-day Mongolia."},{"Name":"Acristavus","Description":"This early hadrosaur lacked any ornamentation on its skull."},{"Name":"Acrocanthosaurus","Description":"The largest meat-eating dinosaur of the early Cretaceous period."},{"Name":"Acrotholus","Description":"North America's earliest bone-headed dinosaur."},{"Name":"Adamantisaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was named 50 years after its discovery."},{"Name":"Adasaurus","Description":"This raptor's hind claws were unusually small."},{"Name":"Adeopapposaurus","Description":"A close relative of Massospondylus."},{"Name":"Aegyptosaurus","Description":"Try and guess which country this dinosaur was found in."},{"Name":"Aeolosaurus","Description":"Could this titanosaur have reared up on its hind legs?"},{"Name":"Aerosteon","Description":"This air-boned dinosaur may have breathed like a bird."},{"Name":"Afrovenator","Description":"One of the few carnivores ever to be dug up in northern Africa."},{"Name":"Agathaumas","Description":"The first ceratopsian dinosaur ever discovered."},{"Name":"Agilisaurus","Description":"This \"agile lizard\" was one of the earliest ornithopods."},{"Name":"Agujaceratops","Description":"It was once classified as a species of Chasmosaurus."},{"Name":"Agustinia","Description":"A large, spiny-backed sauropod."},{"Name":"Ajkaceratops","Description":"The first ceratopsian ever to be discovered in Europe."},{"Name":"Alamosaurus","Description":"No, it wasn't named after the Alamo, but it should have been."},{"Name":"Alaskacephale","Description":"Can you guess which state this pachycephalosaur was found in?"},{"Name":"Albalophosaurus","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs ever to be discovered in Japan."},{"Name":"Albertaceratops","Description":"The most basal \"centrosaurine\" yet identified."},{"Name":"Albertadromeus","Description":"This petite ornithopod was recently discovered in Canada."},{"Name":"Albertonykus","Description":"A tiny, birdlike, North American dinosaur."},{"Name":"Albertosaurus","Description":"This carnivorous dinosaur was a close relative of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Alectrosaurus","Description":"Few specimens of this \"unmarried lizard\" have been found."},{"Name":"Aletopelta","Description":"The first ankylosaur known to have lived in Mexico."},{"Name":"Alioramus","Description":"Everything we know about this tyrannosaur is based on a single skull."},{"Name":"Allosaurus","Description":"The apex predator of late Jurassic North America."},{"Name":"Altirhinus","Description":"This \"high-nosed\" plant eater resembled an early hadrosaur."},{"Name":"Alvarezsaurus","Description":"A bird-like dinosaur of the late Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Alwalkeria","Description":"This Indian dinosaur was one of the earliest saurischians."},{"Name":"Alxasaurus","Description":"An early relative of the bizarre Therizinosaurus."},{"Name":"Amargasaurus","Description":"A bizarre, spined sauropod from South America."},{"Name":"Amazonsaurus","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs to be found in the Amazon basin."},{"Name":"Ammosaurus","Description":"This may (or may not) have been the same dinosaur as Anchisaurus."},{"Name":"Ampelosaurus","Description":"One of the best-known of the armored titanosaurs."},{"Name":"Amphicoelias","Description":"Could it have been the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?"},{"Name":"Amurosaurus","Description":"The most complete hadrosaur to be discovered in Russia."},{"Name":"Anabisetia","Description":"The best-attested South American ornithopod."},{"Name":"Anatosaurus","Description":"This dinosaur is now known as either Anatotitan or Edmontosaurus."},{"Name":"Anatotitan","Description":"This hadrosaur's name means \"giant duck\"."},{"Name":"Anchiceratops","Description":"This dinosaur had a distinctively shaped frill."},{"Name":"Anchiornis","Description":"A four-winged dino-bird that resembled Microraptor."},{"Name":"Anchisaurus","Description":"One of the first dinosaurs ever to be dug up in the U.S."},{"Name":"Andesaurus","Description":"This titanosaur rivaled Argentinosaurus in size."},{"Name":"Angaturama","Description":"A Brazilian relative of Spinosaurus."},{"Name":"Angolatitan","Description":"The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in Angola."},{"Name":"Angulomastacator","Description":"This dinosaur had a strangely shaped upper jaw."},{"Name":"Animantarx","Description":"This \"living fortress\" was discovered in an unusual way."},{"Name":"Ankylosaurus","Description":"This dinosaur was the Cretaceous equivalent of a Sherman tank."},{"Name":"Anodontosaurus","Description":"This \"toothless lizard\" actually had a full set of choppers."},{"Name":"Anserimimus","Description":"This \"goose mimic\" didn’t bear much of a resemblance."},{"Name":"Antarctopelta","Description":"The first dinosaur fossil ever discovered in Antarctica."},{"Name":"Antarctosaurus","Description":"This titanosaur may or may not have lived in Antarctica."},{"Name":"Antetonitrus","Description":"Either a very late prosauropod or a very early sauropod."},{"Name":"Anzu","Description":"This Oviraptor relative was recently discovered in North America."},{"Name":"Aorun","Description":"A small theropod of late Jurassic Asia."},{"Name":"Apatosaurus","Description":"The dinosaur formerly known as Brontosaurus."},{"Name":"Appalachiosaurus","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs ever to be found in Alabama."},{"Name":"Aquilops","Description":"The earliest ceratopsian ever to be discovered in North America."},{"Name":"Aragosaurus","Description":"Named after the Aragon region of Spain."},{"Name":"Aralosaurus","Description":"Not much is known about this central Asian duck-billed dinosaur."},{"Name":"Archaeoceratops","Description":"Possibly the smallest ceratopsian that ever lived."},{"Name":"Archaeopteryx","Description":"This ancient dino-bird was about the size of a modern pigeon."},{"Name":"Archaeornithomimus","Description":"A likely ancestor of Ornithomimus."},{"Name":"Arcovenator","Description":"This fierce abelisaur was recently discovered in France."},{"Name":"Arcusaurus","Description":"This prosauropod was recently discovered in South Africa."},{"Name":"Argentinosaurus","Description":"Possibly the largest dinosaur that ever lived."},{"Name":"Argyrosaurus","Description":"A plus-sized titanosaur from South America."},{"Name":"Aristosuchus","Description":"This \"noble crocodile\" was actually a dinosaur."},{"Name":"Arrhinoceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian was named for its \"missing\" nose horn."},{"Name":"Astrodon","Description":"The official state dinosaur of Maryland."},{"Name":"Asylosaurus","Description":"This \"unharmed lizard\" escaped destruction in World War II."},{"Name":"Atlasaurus","Description":"This sauropod had unusually long legs."},{"Name":"Atlascopcosaurus","Description":"Named after a manufacturer of digging equipment."},{"Name":"Atrociraptor","Description":"This \"cruel thief\" wasn't as atrocious as its name implies."},{"Name":"Aublysodon","Description":"This tyrannosaur was named after a single tooth."},{"Name":"Aucasaurus","Description":"This predator was a close relative of Carnotaurus."},{"Name":"Auroraceratops","Description":"A close relative of Archaeoceratops."},{"Name":"Australodocus","Description":"This sauropod was found in modern-day Tanzania."},{"Name":"Australovenator","Description":"A recently discovered carnivore from Australia."},{"Name":"Austroraptor","Description":"The largest raptor from South America."},{"Name":"Austrosaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was discovered near a train station."},{"Name":"Avaceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian is represented by a single juvenile."},{"Name":"Aviatyrannis","Description":"This \"grandmother tyrant\" was one of the first tyrannosaurs."},{"Name":"Avimimus","Description":"A particularly bird-like cousin of Oviraptor."},{"Name":"Bactrosaurus","Description":"One of the earliest of the duck-billed dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Bagaceratops","Description":"A small ceratopsian from central Asia."},{"Name":"Bagaraatan","Description":"No one is quite sure how to classify this theropod."},{"Name":"Bahariasaurus","Description":"This obscure carnivore may have been the size of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Balaur","Description":"This \"stocky dragon\" was recently discovered in Romania."},{"Name":"Bambiraptor","Description":"Yes, this tiny raptor was named after you-know-who."},{"Name":"Barapasaurus","Description":"Probably the first of the giant sauropods."},{"Name":"Barilium","Description":"Yet another iguanodontid ornithopod of the British Isles."},{"Name":"Barosaurus","Description":"An enormous plant-eater with a tiny head."},{"Name":"Barsboldia","Description":"This hadrosaur was named after Rinchen Barsbold."},{"Name":"Baryonyx","Description":"You wouldn't want to clip this dinosaur's claws."},{"Name":"Batyrosaurus","Description":"One of the most basal hadrosaurs yet identified."},{"Name":"Becklespinax","Description":"A strangely named theropod of the early Cretaceous period."},{"Name":"Beipiaosaurus","Description":"The only known feathered therizinosaur."},{"Name":"Beishanlong","Description":"This bird mimic weighed over half a ton."},{"Name":"Bellusaurus","Description":"A herd of this sauropod drowned in a flash flood."},{"Name":"Berberosaurus","Description":"This \"Berber lizard\" has proven difficult to classify."},{"Name":"Bicentenaria","Description":"This dinosaur was named for Argentina's 200th anniversary."},{"Name":"Bistahieversor","Description":"This tyrannosaur had more teeth than T. Rex."},{"Name":"Bonapartenykus","Description":"This feathered dinosaur was found in close proximity to its eggs."},{"Name":"Bonitasaura","Description":"This titanosaur wasn't as beautiful as its name implies."},{"Name":"Borogovia","Description":"This theropod was named after a Lewis Carroll poem."},{"Name":"Bothriospondylus","Description":"A case study in dinosaur confusion."},{"Name":"Brachiosaurus","Description":"This dinosaur was a giant, gentle, long-necked plant-eater."},{"Name":"Brachyceratops","Description":"A little-known ceratopsian from North America."},{"Name":"Brachylophosaurus","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur's beak looked more like a parrot's."},{"Name":"Brachytrachelopan","Description":"This sauropod had an unusually short neck."},{"Name":"Bravoceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian was recently discovered in Texas."},{"Name":"Brontomerus","Description":"Its name is Greek for \"thunder thighs\"."},{"Name":"Bruhathkayosaurus","Description":"Was this titanosaur bigger than Argentinosaurus?"},{"Name":"Buitreraptor","Description":"The oldest raptor ever discovered in South America."},{"Name":"Byronosaurus","Description":"This theropod was a close relative of Troodon."},{"Name":"Camarasaurus","Description":"The most common sauropod of Jurassic North America."},{"Name":"Camarillasaurus","Description":"A ceratosaur of early Cretaceous western Europe."},{"Name":"Camelotia","Description":"An early member of the line that evolved into sauropods."},{"Name":"Camptosaurus","Description":"A close relative of Iguanodon."},{"Name":"Carcharodontosaurus","Description":"Its name means \"great white shark lizard.\" Impressed yet?"},{"Name":"Carnotaurus","Description":"The shortest arms of any meat-eating dinosaur with horns to match."},{"Name":"Caudipteryx","Description":"A birdlike dinosaur that changed the views of paleontologists."},{"Name":"Centrosaurus","Description":"Like a unicorn, this ceratopsian only had one horn."},{"Name":"Cerasinops","Description":"A small ceratopsian of the late Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Ceratonykus","Description":"This dino-bird was discovered in Mongolia in 2009."},{"Name":"Ceratosaurus","Description":"This primitive carnivore is hard to classify."},{"Name":"Cetiosauriscus","Description":"Not to be confused with the more famous Cetiosaurus."},{"Name":"Cetiosaurus","Description":"This \"whale lizard\" was once mistaken for the Loch Ness Monster."},{"Name":"Changyuraptor","Description":"Was this feathered dinosaur capable of flight?"},{"Name":"Chaoyangsaurus","Description":"An early ceratopsian of the late Jurassic period."},{"Name":"Charonosaurus","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur was much bigger than an elephant."},{"Name":"Chasmosaurus","Description":"The only dinosaur that came with its own awning."},{"Name":"Chialingosaurus","Description":"One of the earliest Asian stegosaurs."},{"Name":"Chilantaisaurus","Description":"This large theropod may have been ancestral to Spinosaurus."},{"Name":"Chilesaurus","Description":"This plant-eating theropod was recently discovered in Chile."},{"Name":"Chindesaurus","Description":"This early dinosaur was a close relative of Herrerasaurus."},{"Name":"Chirostenotes","Description":"This birdlike dinosaur has been known by three different names."},{"Name":"Chubutisaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was on Tyrannotitan's lunch menu."},{"Name":"Chungkingosaurus","Description":"This early stegosaur had some primitive characteristics."},{"Name":"Citipati","Description":"This Mongolian theropod was a close relative of Oviraptor."},{"Name":"Claosaurus","Description":"This \"broken lizard\" was a primitive hadrosaur."},{"Name":"Coahuilaceratops","Description":"It had the longest horns of any known ceratopsian dinosaur."},{"Name":"Coelophysis","Description":"One of the most ancient dinosaurs ever to roam the earth."},{"Name":"Coelurus","Description":"This tiny dinosaur was a close relative of Compsognathus."},{"Name":"Colepiocephale","Description":"This thick-skulled dinosaur's name is Greek for \"knucklehead\"."},{"Name":"Compsognathus","Description":"This dinosaur was the size of a chicken, but much meaner."},{"Name":"Concavenator","Description":"This large theropod had a bizarre hump on its back."},{"Name":"Conchoraptor","Description":"This \"conch thief\" may have lunched on mollusks."},{"Name":"Condorraptor","Description":"A small theropod of middle Jurassic South America."},{"Name":"Coronosaurus","Description":"This \"crown lizard\" was once classified as a species of Centrosaurus."},{"Name":"Corythosaurus","Description":"This \"Corinthian-helmeted\" dino had a distinctive mating call."},{"Name":"Crichtonsaurus","Description":"This dinosaur was named after the author of Jurassic Park."},{"Name":"Cruxicheiros","Description":"This \"cross-handed\" dinosaur was named in 2010."},{"Name":"Cryolophosaurus","Description":"This crested dinosaur was once known as \"Elvisaurus\"."},{"Name":"Cryptovolans","Description":"Was this the same dinosaur as Microraptor?"},{"Name":"Cumnoria","Description":"It was once mistakenly classified as a species of Iguanodon."},{"Name":"Dacentrurus","Description":"The first stegosaur ever to be described."},{"Name":"Daemonosauru 0s","Description":"This \"evil lizard\" was a close relative of Coelophysis."},{"Name":"Dahalokely","Description":"A rare theropod from the island of Madagascar."},{"Name":"Dakotaraptor","Description":"This giant raptor was recently discovered in South Dakota."},{"Name":"Daspletosaurus","Description":"This \"frightful lizard\" was a close cousin of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Datousaurus","Description":"A medium-sized sauropod from middle Jurassic Asia."},{"Name":"Darwinsaurus","Description":"\"Darwin's lizard\" may or may not be a valid dinosaur genus."},{"Name":"Deinocheirus","Description":"All we know for sure about this dinosaur is the shape of its arms."},{"Name":"Deinodon","Description":"This \"terrible tooth\" is important from a historical perspective."},{"Name":"Deinonychus","Description":"One of the most fearsome raptors of the Cretaceous period."},{"Name":"Delapparentia","Description":"This ornithopod was initially classified as a species of Iguanodon."},{"Name":"Deltadromeus","Description":"An unusually speedy theropod of the middle Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Demandasaurus","Description":"A poorly understood sauropod of early Cretaceous Europe."},{"Name":"Diabloceratops","Description":"It looked like a cross between a Triceratops and a Centrosaurus."},{"Name":"Diamantinasaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was recently discovered in Australia."},{"Name":"Diceratops","Description":"Was this two-horned dinosaur really a specimen of Triceratops?"},{"Name":"Dicraeosaurus","Description":"A medium-sized, spiny-necked sauropod."},{"Name":"Dilong","Description":"This \"emperor dragon\" may have been an ancestor of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Dilophosaurus","Description":"This dinosaur was distinguished by the bony crests on its noggin."},{"Name":"Dimetrodon","Description":"This ancient synapsid had a huge sail on its back."},{"Name":"Diplodocus","Description":"Thin at one end, much thicker in the middle, and thin again at the far end."},{"Name":"Dollodon","Description":"Named after the Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo."},{"Name":"Draconyx","Description":"This \"dragon claw\" lived in late Jurassic Portugal."},{"Name":"Dracopelta","Description":"This early ankylosaur was discovered in Portugal."},{"Name":"Dracorex","Description":"The only dinosaur to be named after the \"Harry Potter\" books."},{"Name":"Dracovenator","Description":"This \"dragon hunter\" was a close relative of Dilophosaurus."},{"Name":"Dravidosaurus","Description":"This \"dinosaur\" may actually have been a marine reptile."},{"Name":"Dreadnoughtus","Description":"This huge titanosaur was recently discovered in Argentina."},{"Name":"Drinker","Description":"Named after the famous paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope."},{"Name":"Dromaeosauroides","Description":"The only dinosaur ever to be discovered in Denmark."},{"Name":"Dromaeosaurus","Description":"This \"running lizard\" was probably covered with feathers."},{"Name":"Dromiceiomimus","Description":"Possibly the fastest dinosaur that ever lived."},{"Name":"Dryosaurus","Description":"A typical ornithopod of the late Jurassic."},{"Name":"Dryptosaurus","Description":"The first tyrannosaur to be discovered in the U.S."},{"Name":"Dubreuillosaurus","Description":"This megalosaur had a long, low snout."},{"Name":"Duriavenator","Description":"Yet another theropod that was once assigned to Megalosaurus."},{"Name":"Dyoplosaurus","Description":"This ankylosaur was once confused with Euoplocephalus."},{"Name":"Dysalotosaurus","Description":"We know a lot about this dinosaur's growth stages."},{"Name":"Dyslocosaurus","Description":"Its name means \"hard-to-place lizard\"."},{"Name":"Dystrophaeus","Description":"This Diplodocus-like sauropod was named by Edward Cope."},{"Name":"Echinodon","Description":"One of the few ornithopods to sport a set of canines."},{"Name":"Edmarka","Description":"This may have been a species of Torvosaurus."},{"Name":"Edmontonia","Description":"This armored dinosaur never actually lived in Edmonton."},{"Name":"Edmontosaurus","Description":"This large, duck-billed herbivore was a contemporary of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Efraasia","Description":"This Triassic herbivore may have been ancestral to sauropods."},{"Name":"Einiosaurus","Description":"This ceratopsian was a close relative of Centrosaurus."},{"Name":"Ekrixinatosaurus","Description":"Its name means \"explosion-born lizard\"."},{"Name":"Elaphrosaurus","Description":"A lightweight theropod from the late Jurassic."},{"Name":"Elmisaurus","Description":"This \"foot lizard\" was a close relative of Oviraptor."},{"Name":"Elopteryx","Description":"This Transylvanian dinosaur is almost as controversial as Dracula."},{"Name":"Elrhazosaurus","Description":"Once classified as a species of Valdosaurus."},{"Name":"Enigmosaurus","Description":"This \"puzzle lizard\" was closely related to Therizinosaurus."},{"Name":"Eoabelisaurus","Description":"The earliest abelisaurid theropod yet identified."},{"Name":"Eobrontosaurus","Description":"This \"dawn brontosaurus\" isn't accepted by most experts."},{"Name":"Eocarcharia","Description":"This \"dawn shark\" prowled the woodlands of northern Africa."},{"Name":"Eocursor","Description":"This late Triassic reptile was one of the earliest true dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Eodromaeus","Description":"Yet another ancient theropod from South America."},{"Name":"Eolambia","Description":"An early hadrosaur from North America."},{"Name":"Eoraptor","Description":"This tiny dinosaur was among the first of its kind."},{"Name":"Eosinopteryx","Description":"A tiny feathered dinosaur of the late Jurassic period."},{"Name":"Eotriceratops","Description":"This \"dawn Triceratops\" was recently discovered in Canada."},{"Name":"Eotyrannus","Description":"This early tyrannosaur looked more like a raptor."},{"Name":"Epachthosaurus","Description":"This \"heavy lizard\" was relatively primitive for its time and place."},{"Name":"Epidendrosaurus","Description":"Did this tiny dino-bird spend its life up a tree?"},{"Name":"Epidexipteryx","Description":"This feathered dinosaur predated Archaeopteryx."},{"Name":"Equijubus","Description":"Its name is Greek for \"horse mane\"."},{"Name":"Erectopus","Description":"This \"upright-footed\" dinosaur is a 19th-century enigma."},{"Name":"Erketu","Description":"This titanosaur had an unusually long neck."},{"Name":"Erliansaurus","Description":"A basal therizinosaur from central Asia."},{"Name":"Erlikosaurus","Description":"This late therizinosaur roamed the Mongolian forests."},{"Name":"Euhelopus","Description":"The first sauropod to be discovered in China."},{"Name":"Euoplocephalus","Description":"Even this ankylosaur's eyelids were armored."},{"Name":"Europasaurus","Description":"The smallest sauropod ever discovered."},{"Name":"Europelta","Description":"This early nodosaur was recently discovered in Spain."},{"Name":"Euskelosaurus","Description":"The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in Africa."},{"Name":"Eustreptospondylus","Description":"A close cousin of Megalosaurus."},{"Name":"Fabrosaurus","Description":"This early ornithopod may have been a species of Lesothosaurus."},{"Name":"Falcarius","Description":"A bizarre, feathered theropod from North America."},{"Name":"Ferganasaurus","Description":"The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in the USSR."},{"Name":"Fruitadens","Description":"One of the tiniest dinosaurs ever to live in North America."},{"Name":"Fukuiraptor","Description":"One of the few carnivorous dinosaurs ever to be dug up in Japan."},{"Name":"Fukuisaurus","Description":"This ornithopod was discovered in Japan."},{"Name":"Fulgurotherium","Description":"Very little is known about this \"lightning beast\"."},{"Name":"Futalognkosaurus","Description":"A very big, and very strangely named sauropod."},{"Name":"Gallimimus","Description":"This \"chicken mimic\" roamed the plains of the late Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Gargoyleosaurus","Description":"This \"gargoyle lizard\" was an ancestor of Ankylosaurus."},{"Name":"Garudimimus","Description":"A relative slowpoke compared to other ornithomimids."},{"Name":"Gasosaurus","Description":"Yes, that's its real name, and no, it isn't for the reason you think."},{"Name":"Gasparinisaura","Description":"One of the few ornithopods known to have lived in South America."},{"Name":"Gastonia","Description":"This ankylosaur was probably on Utahraptor's lunch menu."},{"Name":"Genyodectes","Description":"This dinosaur is represented by an impressive set of teeth."},{"Name":"Gideonmantellia","Description":"Guess what naturalist this dinosaur was named after."},{"Name":"Giganotosaurus","Description":"Not quite a \"Gigantosaurus,\" but close enough."},{"Name":"Gigantoraptor","Description":"This huge oviraptorosaur weighed over two tons."},{"Name":"Gigantspinosaurus","Description":"It may or may not have been a true stegosaur."},{"Name":"Gilmoreosaurus","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs known to have suffered from cancer."},{"Name":"Giraffatitan","Description":"Might this \"giant giraffe\" have been a species of Brachiosaurus?"},{"Name":"Glacialisaurus","Description":"This \"frozen lizard\" was a close relative of Lufengosaurus."},{"Name":"Gobiceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian's tiny skull was found in the Gobi Desert."},{"Name":"Gobisaurus","Description":"An unusually large ankylosaur of central Asia."},{"Name":"Gobivenator","Description":"This feathered dinosaur gave Velociraptor a run for its money."},{"Name":"Gojirasaurus","Description":"This early predator was named after Godzilla."},{"Name":"Gondwanatitan","Description":"Yet another titanosaur from South America."},{"Name":"Gorgosaurus","Description":"Might this tyrannosaur have been a species of Albertosaurus?"},{"Name":"Goyocephale","Description":"A primitive bonehead from Asia."},{"Name":"Graciliraptor","Description":"This tiny dino-bird was a close relative of Microraptor."},{"Name":"Gryphoceratops","Description":"A tiny ceratopsian of Cretaceous North America."},{"Name":"Gryponyx","Description":"This \"hooked claw\" was a distant sauropod ancestor."},{"Name":"Gryposaurus","Description":"One of the most common of the duck-billed dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Guaibasaurus","Description":"Was this early dinosaur a theropod or a prosauropod?"},{"Name":"Guanlong","Description":"Probably the first tyrannosaur ever to walk the earth."},{"Name":"Hadrosaurus","Description":"The official state dinosaur of New Jersey."},{"Name":"Hagryphus","Description":"The largest North American oviraptor yet discovered."},{"Name":"Halticosaurus","Description":"A \"nomen dubium\" theropod of the early 20th century."},{"Name":"Haplocanthosaurus","Description":"A typical sauropod of the late Jurassic period."},{"Name":"Haplocheirus","Description":"This feathered dinosaur predated Archaeopteryx by millions of years."},{"Name":"Harpymimus","Description":"Named after the winged creature of Greek myth."},{"Name":"Haya","Description":"This dinosaur was named after a horse-headed Mongolian god."},{"Name":"Herrerasaurus","Description":"This carnivore roamed present-day South America."},{"Name":"Hesperonychus","Description":"A tiny North American dinosaur."},{"Name":"Hesperosaurus","Description":"The oldest stegosaur discovered in North America."},{"Name":"Heterodontosaurus","Description":"This \"different-toothed\" dinosaur was a dentist's nightmare."},{"Name":"Hexing","Description":"This early ornithomimid was recently discovered in China."},{"Name":"Hexinlusaurus","Description":"Named after the Chinese professor He Xin-Lu."},{"Name":"Heyuannia","Description":"Yet another close relative of Oviraptor."},{"Name":"Hippodraco","Description":"This \"horse dragon\" was recently discovered in Utah."},{"Name":"Homalocephale","Description":"This herbivore had a very flat--and very thick--skull."},{"Name":"Hongshanosaurus","Description":"This early ceratopsian is known by two skulls."},{"Name":"Hoplitosaurus","Description":"Named after the heavily armored soldiers of classical Greece."},{"Name":"Huabeisaurus","Description":"A titanosaur from northern China."},{"Name":"Huanghetitan","Description":"Yet another contender for the biggest dinosaur that ever lived."},{"Name":"Huaxiagnathus","Description":"One of the biggest dino-birds of its time."},{"Name":"Huaxiaosaurus","Description":"Might it be an unusually large specimen of Shantungosaurus?"},{"Name":"Huayangosaurus","Description":"Could this have been the ancestor of all the stegosaurs?"},{"Name":"Huehuecanauhtlus","Description":"Its name is Aztec for \"ancient duck\"."},{"Name":"Hungarosaurus","Description":"The best-attested ankylosaur ever discovered in Europe."},{"Name":"Huxleysaurus","Description":"Named after the famous biologist Thomas Henry Huxley."},{"Name":"Hylaeosaurus","Description":"One of the first creatures ever to be called a dinosaur."},{"Name":"Hypacrosaurus","Description":"We know a lot about this dinosaur's family life."},{"Name":"Hypselosaurus","Description":"This titanosaur's eggs were a foot in diameter."},{"Name":"Hypselospinus","Description":"It was once classified as a species of Iguanodon."},{"Name":"Hypsibema","Description":"The official state dinosaur of Missouri."},{"Name":"Hypsilophodon","Description":"This man-sized herbivore liked to eat and run."},{"Name":"Ichthyovenator","Description":"This sail-backed dinosaur was recently discovered in Laos."},{"Name":"Ignavusaurus","Description":"Its name means \"cowardly lizard\"."},{"Name":"Iguanacolossus","Description":"A brand-new ornithopod from North America."},{"Name":"Iguanodon","Description":"The second dinosaur in history ever to receive a name."},{"Name":"Ilokelesia","Description":"A primitive abelisaur from South America."},{"Name":"Incisivosaurus","Description":"This buck-toothed dinosaur was the Cretaceous equivalent of a beaver."},{"Name":"Indosuchus","Description":"This \"Indian crocodile\" was actually a dinosaur."},{"Name":"Ingenia","Description":"A small, birdlike dinosaur from central Asia."},{"Name":"Irritator","Description":"This spinosaur was named by a very frustrated paleontologist."},{"Name":"Isanosaurus","Description":"One of the first sauropods ever to walk the earth."},{"Name":"Isisaurus","Description":"Otherwise known as the Indian Statistical Institute Lizard."},{"Name":"Jainosaurus","Description":"Named after the Indian paleontologist Sohan Lal Jain."},{"Name":"Janenschia","Description":"The earliest titanosaur in the fossil record."},{"Name":"Jaxartosaurus","Description":"A poorly known hadrosaur from central Asia."},{"Name":"Jeholosaurus","Description":"This ornithopod may have had an omnivorous diet."},{"Name":"Jeyawati","Description":"Its name is Zuni for \"grinding mouth\"."},{"Name":"Jianchangosaurus","Description":"One of the earliest therizinosaurs in the fossil record."},{"Name":"Jinfengopteryx","Description":"This feathered dinosaur was once thought to be a true bird."},{"Name":"Jingshanosaurus","Description":"A close relative of Yunnanosaurus."},{"Name":"Jinzhousaurus","Description":"This Asian dinosaur was one of the first hadrosaurs."},{"Name":"Jobaria","Description":"A strange, short-tailed African sauropod."},{"Name":"Judiceratops","Description":"The earliest Chasmosaurus ancestor yet identified."},{"Name":"Juratyrant","Description":"This early tyrannosaur was discovered in England."},{"Name":"Juravenator","Description":"Why didn't this presumed \"dino-bird\" have feathers?"},{"Name":"Kaatedocus","Description":"This Diplodocus relative had a characteristic grin."},{"Name":"Kaijiangosaurus","Description":"This might have been the same dinosaur as Gasosaurus."},{"Name":"Kazaklambia","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur was discovered in Kazakhstan."},{"Name":"Kentrosaurus","Description":"A smaller, African cousin of Stegosaurus."},{"Name":"Kerberosaurus","Description":"Named after the three-headed dog of Greek myth."},{"Name":"Khaan","Description":"Few small mammals dared face the wrath of this dinosaur."},{"Name":"Kileskus","Description":"Yet another \"basal\" tyrannosaur from central Asia."},{"Name":"Kinnareemimus","Description":"This \"bird mimic\" dinosaur was recently discovered in Thailand."},{"Name":"Kol","Description":"It's tied with Mei for \"shortest dinosaur name\"."},{"Name":"Koreaceratops","Description":"There's evidence that this ceratopsian liked to go swimming."},{"Name":"Koreanosaurus","Description":"Guess what country this ornithopod was discovered in."},{"Name":"Kosmoceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian had a bizarre, downward-folding frill."},{"Name":"Kotasaurus","Description":"One of the few sauropods to be discovered in India."},{"Name":"Kritosaurus","Description":"A famous, but poorly understood hadrosaur."},{"Name":"Kryptops","Description":"This dinosaur came equipped with its own face mask."},{"Name":"Kukufeldia","Description":"Yet another ornithopod that was once lumped in with Iguanodon."},{"Name":"Kulindadromeus","Description":"Why did this ornithopod dinosaur have feathers?"},{"Name":"Kundurosaurus","Description":"This hadrosaur was discovered in the far east of Russia."},{"Name":"Labocania","Description":"It may or may not have been a true tyrannosaur."},{"Name":"Lagosuchus","Description":"Could this have been the ancestor of all the dinosaurs?"},{"Name":"Lambeosaurus","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur had a hatchet-shaped crest on its noggin."},{"Name":"Lamplughsaura","Description":"This early sauropod was discovered in India."},{"Name":"Lanzhousaurus","Description":"This herbivore's teeth were half a foot long."},{"Name":"Laosaurus","Description":"This dubious ornithopod was named by Othniel C. Marsh."},{"Name":"Lapparentosaurus","Description":"This sauropod was discovered in Madagascar."},{"Name":"Laquintasaura","Description":"The first plant-eating dinosaur ever to be discovered in Venezuela."},{"Name":"Latirhinus","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur had an enormous nose."},{"Name":"Leaellynasaura","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs to be named after a little girl."},{"Name":"Leinkupal","Description":"The latest surviving diplodocid sauropod."},{"Name":"Leonerasaurus","Description":"This prosauropod was recently discovered in Argentina."},{"Name":"Leptoceratops","Description":"One of the most primitive of all ceratopsians."},{"Name":"Leshansaurus","Description":"Did this meat-eater feast on small, armored dinosaurs?"},{"Name":"Lesothosaurus","Description":"One of the earliest of all the ornithischian dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Lessemsaurus","Description":"Named after the popular science writer Don Lessem."},{"Name":"Lexovisaurus","Description":"One of the oldest European stegosaurs."},{"Name":"Leyesaurus","Description":"A newly discovered prosauropod from South America."},{"Name":"Liaoceratops","Description":"A tiny ceratopsian of early Cretaceous Asia."},{"Name":"Liaoningosaurus","Description":"One of the smallest ankylosaurs in the fossil record."},{"Name":"Liliensternus","Description":"One of the largest carnivores of the Triassic period."},{"Name":"Limaysaurus","Description":"It was once classified as a species of Rebbachisaurus."},{"Name":"Limusaurus","Description":"Was this toothless theropod a vegetarian?"},{"Name":"Linhenykus","Description":"This tiny dinosaur had single-clawed hands."},{"Name":"Linheraptor","Description":"This Mongolian raptor was discovered in 2008."},{"Name":"Linhevenato","Description":"r This troodont was recently discovered in Mongolia."},{"Name":"Lophorhothon","Description":"The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in Alabama."},{"Name":"Lophostropheus","Description":"This theropod lived near the Triassic/Jurassic boundary."},{"Name":"Loricatosaurus","Description":"This stegosaur was once classified as a species of Lexovisaurus."},{"Name":"Lourinhanosaurus","Description":"Not to be confused with Lourinhasaurus, below."},{"Name":"Lourinhasaurus","Description":"Not to be confused with Lourinhanosaurus, above."},{"Name":"Luanchuanraptor","Description":"A small, poorly understood Asian raptor."},{"Name":"Lufengosaurus","Description":"A common sight at Chinese natural history museums."},{"Name":"Lurdusaurus","Description":"This ornithopod resembled a giant sloth."},{"Name":"Lusotitan","Description":"This sauropod was once classified as a species of Brachiosaurus."},{"Name":"Lycorhinus","Description":"This dinosaur was once thought to be a mammal-like reptile."},{"Name":"Lythronax","Description":"This tyrannosaur lived on the island of Laramidia."},{"Name":"Machairasaurus","Description":"This \"short scimitar lizard\" was a close relative of Oviraptor."},{"Name":"Macrogryphosaurus","Description":"Otherwise known as the Big Enigmatic Lizard."},{"Name":"Magnapaulia","Description":"The largest lambeosaurine hadrosaur yet identified."},{"Name":"Magnirostris","Description":"This ceratopsian had an unusually big beak."},{"Name":"Magnosaurus","Description":"Once thought to be a species of Megalosaurus."},{"Name":"Magyarosaurus","Description":"This dwarf titanosaur was probably confined to a small island."},{"Name":"Mahakala","Description":"This dino-bird was named after a Buddhist deity."},{"Name":"Maiasaura","Description":"This \"good mother lizard\" kept close tabs on her young."},{"Name":"Majungasaurus","Description":"Fairly--or unfairly--known as the \"cannibal dinosaur\"."},{"Name":"Malawisaurus","Description":"The first titanosaur to be found with an intact skull."},{"Name":"Mamenchisaurus","Description":"The longest-necked dinosaur that ever lived."},{"Name":"Manidens","Description":"A strangely toothed relative of Heterodontosaurus."},{"Name":"Mantellisaurus","Description":"Named after the famous fossil hunter Gideon Mantell."},{"Name":"Mantellodon","Description":"This Iguanodon refugee may or may not deserve its own genus."},{"Name":"Mapusaurus","Description":"This huge carnivore was closely related to Giganotosaurus."},{"Name":"Marshosaurus","Description":"Named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh."},{"Name":"Martharaptor","Description":"This dinosaur was named after a Utah paleontologist."},{"Name":"Masiakasaurus","Description":"A bizarre, buck-toothed predator of the late Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Massospondylus","Description":"This small, lithe, bipedal plant-eater roamed the plains of South Africa."},{"Name":"Maxakalisaurus","Description":"One of the biggest titanosaurs ever found in Brazil."},{"Name":"Medusaceratops","Description":"This frilled dinosaur was a close relative of Centrosaurus."},{"Name":"Megalosaurus","Description":"The first dinosaur ever to be discovered and named."},{"Name":"Megapnosaurus","Description":"Its name is Greek for \"big dead lizard\"."},{"Name":"Megaraptor","Description":"Despite its name, it wasn't really a raptor."},{"Name":"Mei","Description":"The current record-holder for \"shortest dinosaur name\"."},{"Name":"Melanorosaurus","Description":"Probably the largest prosauropod that ever lived."},{"Name":"Mendozasaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was ancestral to Futalognkosaurus."},{"Name":"Mercuriceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian was discovered on the U.S./Canada border."},{"Name":"Metriacanthosaurus","Description":"Yet another dinosaur that was once mistaken for Megalosaurus."},{"Name":"Microceratops","Description":"Probably the smallest ceratopsian that ever lived."},{"Name":"Micropachycephalosaurus","Description":"The current record-holder for longest dinosaur name."},{"Name":"Microraptor","Description":"This tiny feathered dinosaur had four wings rather than two."},{"Name":"Microvenator","Description":"This \"tiny hunter\" actually measured 10 feet from head to tail."},{"Name":"Minmi","Description":"An early (and very dumb) ankylosaur from Australia."},{"Name":"Minotaurasaurus","Description":"Named after the half-man, half-bull of Greek myth."},{"Name":"Miragaia","Description":"This stegosaur had an unusually long neck."},{"Name":"Mirischia","Description":"Its name means \"wonderful pelvis\"."},{"Name":"Mochlodon","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs ever to be discovered in Austria."},{"Name":"Mojoceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian had a heart-shaped frill."},{"Name":"Monkonosaurus","Description":"The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in modern-day Tibet."},{"Name":"Monoclonius","Description":"Might this have been a species of Centrosaurus?"},{"Name":"Monolophosaurus","Description":"This Jurassic predator had a single crest on its skull."},{"Name":"Mononykus","Description":"This dinosaur may have dug into termite mounds for its lunch."},{"Name":"Montanoceratops","Description":"A primitive ceratopsian of the late Cretaceous period."},{"Name":"Mussaurus","Description":"This \"mouse lizard\" lived in Triassic South America."},{"Name":"Muttaburrasaurus","Description":"The most complete dinosaur fossil ever found in Australia."},{"Name":"Mymoorapelta","Description":"Named after the Mygand-Moore quarry in Colorado."},{"Name":"Nankangia","Description":"A recently discovered oviraptor from China."},{"Name":"Nanosaurus","Description":"This \"tiny lizard\" was named by Othniel C. Marsh."},{"Name":"Nanotyrannus","Description":"Could this have been a juvenile T. Rex?"},{"Name":"Nanshiungosaurus","Description":"A bizarre therizinosaur from Asia."},{"Name":"Nanuqsaurus","Description":"This \"polar lizard\" was recently discovered in Alaska."},{"Name":"Nanyangosaurus","Description":"An iguanodontid ornithopod of middle Cretaceous Asia."},{"Name":"Nasutoceratops","Description":"This dinosaur had horns like a modern steer."},{"Name":"Nebulasaurus","Description":"This \"nebula lizard\" was recently discovered in China."},{"Name":"Nedcolbertia","Description":"Named after the famous paleontologist Edwin Colbert."},{"Name":"Neimongosaurus","Description":"A rare therizinosaur from inner Mongolia."},{"Name":"Nemegtomaia","Description":"This dinosaur had a bizarrely shaped skull."},{"Name":"Nemegtosaurus","Description":"This titanosaur has been recreated from a single, incomplete skull."},{"Name":"Neovenator","Description":"One of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of western Europe."},{"Name":"Neuquenraptor","Description":"It may actually be a species (or specimen) of Unenlagia."},{"Name":"Neuquensaurus","Description":"Was this titanosaur really a species of Saltasaurus?"},{"Name":"Nigersaurus","Description":"This African sauropod had a huge number of teeth."},{"Name":"Nipponosaurus","Description":"This hadrosaur was discovered on the island of Sakhalin."},{"Name":"Noasaurus","Description":"Were this predator's giant claws on its hands, or on its feet?"},{"Name":"Nodocephalosaurus","Description":"This armored dinosaur has been reconstructed from a single skull."},{"Name":"Nodosaurus","Description":"One of the first armored dinosaurs ever discovered in North America."},{"Name":"Nomingia","Description":"This small dinosaur had a peacock-like tail."},{"Name":"Nothronychus","Description":"The first therizonosaur to be found outside Asia."},{"Name":"Notohypsilophodon","Description":"A rare South American ornithopod."},{"Name":"Nqwebasaurus","Description":"One of the few theropods to be discovered in sub-Saharan Africa."},{"Name":"Nuthetes","Description":"This raptor was named after the modern monitor lizard."},{"Name":"Nyasasaurus","Description":"Could this be the earliest dinosaur in the fossil record?"},{"Name":"Ojoceratops","Description":"A very close relative of Triceratops."},{"Name":"Olorotitan","Description":"One of the most complete dinosaur fossils ever found in Russia."},{"Name":"Omeisaurus","Description":"One of the most common Chinese sauropods."},{"Name":"Oohkotokia","Description":"Its name is Blackfoot for \"large stone\"."},{"Name":"Opisthocoelicaudia","Description":"A clumsily named titanosaur of the late Cretaceous period."},{"Name":"Orkoraptor","Description":"The southernmost theropod ever to live in South America."},{"Name":"Ornithodesmus","Description":"This mysterious raptor was once thought to be a pterosaur."},{"Name":"Ornitholestes","Description":"This \"bird robber\" probably preyed on small lizards instead."},{"Name":"Ornithomimus","Description":"This \"bird mimic\" resembled a modern ostrich."},{"Name":"Ornithopsis","Description":"This \"bird face\" was actually a genus of titanosaur."},{"Name":"Orodromeus","Description":"This tiny herbivore was on Troodon's dinner menu."},{"Name":"Orthomerus","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs to be discovered in Holland."},{"Name":"Oryctodromeus","Description":"The only ornithopod known to have lived in burrows."},{"Name":"Ostafrikasaurus","Description":"Could this have been the earliest known spinosaur?"},{"Name":"Othnielia","Description":"Named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh."},{"Name":"Othnielosaurus","Description":"Also named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh."},{"Name":"Ouranosaurus","Description":"Scientists can't decide if this herbivore had a sail or a hump."},{"Name":"Overosaurus","Description":"This dwarf titanosaur was announced to the world in 2013."},{"Name":"Oviraptor","Description":"Turns out that this \"egg thief\" got a bad rap."},{"Name":"Oxalaia","Description":"This spinosaur was recently discovered in Brazil."},{"Name":"Ozraptor","Description":"Not much is known about this Australian theropod."},{"Name":"Pachycephalosaurus","Description":"This plant-eater gave new meaning to the word \"blockhead\"."},{"Name":"Pachyrhinosaurus","Description":"This \"thick-nosed lizard\" roamed the North American forests."},{"Name":"Palaeoscincus","Description":"This \"ancient skink\" was actually an armored dinosaur."},{"Name":"Paluxysaurus","Description":"The official Texas state dinosaur."},{"Name":"Pampadromaeus","Description":"This \"Pampas runner\" was ancestral to sauropods."},{"Name":"Pamparaptor","Description":"This raptor was discovered in the Argentinian Pampas."},{"Name":"Panamericansaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was named after an energy company."},{"Name":"Panoplosaurus","Description":"A squat, stocky nodosaur of the late Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Panphagia","Description":"Its name is Greek for \"eats everything\"."},{"Name":"Pantydraco","Description":"No, this dinosaur didn't wear you-know-what."},{"Name":"Paralititan","Description":"This huge sauropod was discovered recently in Egypt."},{"Name":"Paranthodon","Description":"This stegosaur was discovered over 150 years ago."},{"Name":"Pararhabdodon","Description":"The western European equivalent of Tsintaosaurus."},{"Name":"Parasaurolophus","Description":"Possibly the loudest dinosaur ever to roam the earth."},{"Name":"Parksosaurus","Description":"It was once classified as a species of Thescelosaurus."},{"Name":"Paronychodon","Description":"This \"tooth taxon\" didn't make it out of the 19th century."},{"Name":"Parvicursor","Description":"One of the smallest dinosaurs yet identified."},{"Name":"Patagosaurus","Description":"This \"Patagonian lizard\" hailed from South America."},{"Name":"Pawpawsaurus","Description":"This ancient nodosaur was discovered in Texas."},{"Name":"Pedopenna","Description":"One of the earliest known dino-birds."},{"Name":"Pegomastax","Description":"This dinosaur was covered with porcupine-like bristles."},{"Name":"Pelecanimimus","Description":"This \"pelican mimic\" sported over 200 teeth."},{"Name":"Peloroplites","Description":"This \"monstrous Hoplite\" was recently discovered in Utah."},{"Name":"Pelorosaurus","Description":"The first sauropod ever to be discovered."},{"Name":"Pentaceratops","Description":"This \"five-horned\" herbivore really had only three."},{"Name":"Philovenator","Description":"As its name says this dinosaur \"loved to hunt\"."},{"Name":"Phuwiangosaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was discovered in modern-day Thailand."},{"Name":"Piatnitzkysaurus","Description":"Its teeth were as sharp as its name is funny."},{"Name":"Pinacosaurus","Description":"Did this ankylosaur roam central Asia in herds?"},{"Name":"Pisanosaurus","Description":"One of the earliest known ornithischian dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Piveteausaurus","Description":"No one is quite sure what to make of this theropod dinosaur."},{"Name":"Planicoxa","Description":"A medium-sized iguanodont of early Cretaceous North America."},{"Name":"Plateosaurus","Description":"This herd dinosaur blackened the plains of the late Triassic."},{"Name":"Pleurocoelus","Description":"It was the official state dinosaur of Texas."},{"Name":"Pneumatoraptor","Description":"This \"air thief\" was recently discovered in Hungary."},{"Name":"Podokesaurus","Description":"One of the earliest dinosaurs to live in eastern North America."},{"Name":"Poekilopleuron","Description":"It may (or may not) have been a species of Megalosaurus."},{"Name":"Polacanthus","Description":"An extremely spiky ankylosaur of the middle Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Prenocephale","Description":"This \"bonehead\" had a round, thick skull."},{"Name":"Prenoceratops","Description":"A close relative of Leptoceratops."},{"Name":"Proa","Description":"This ornithopod was named after its prow-shaped jaw."},{"Name":"Probactrosaurus","Description":"An early stage in hadrosaur evolution."},{"Name":"Proceratosaurus","Description":"Despite its name, not a close relative of Ceratosaurus."},{"Name":"Procompsognathus","Description":"Was it an archosaur or an early dinosaur?"},{"Name":"Propanoplosaurus","Description":"This baby ankylosaur was recently discovered in Maryland."},{"Name":"Prosaurolophus","Description":"The likely ancestor of both Saurolophus and Parasaurolophus."},{"Name":"Protarchaeopteryx","Description":"Before Archaeopteryx? It actually lived millions of years later."},{"Name":"Protoceratops","Description":"A famous dinosaur with a very funky frill."},{"Name":"Protohadros","Description":"Despite its name, it wasn't really the \"first\" hadrosaur."},{"Name":"Psittacosaurus","Description":"This dinosaur's noggin wouldn't have looked out of place on a parrot."},{"Name":"Puertasaurus","Description":"This titanosaur rivaled Argentinosaurus in size."},{"Name":"Pyroraptor","Description":"This \"fire thief\" prowled the plains of prehistoric France."},{"Name":"Qantassaurus","Description":"Named after the national airline of Australia."},{"Name":"Qianzhousaurus","Description":"This long-snouted tyrannosaur has been nicknamed Pinocchio Rex."},{"Name":"Qiaowanlong","Description":"An Asian relative of Brachiosaurus."},{"Name":"Qiupalong","Description":"This \"bird mimic\" dinosaur was recently discovered in China."},{"Name":"Quaesitosaurus","Description":"This titanosaur may have had remarkably sharp hearing."},{"Name":"Quilmesaurus","Description":"This dinosaur was named after an indigenous South American tribe."},{"Name":"Rahiolisaurus","Description":"This Indian dinosaur is represented by seven tangled individuals."},{"Name":"Rahonavis","Description":"Was it a raptor-like bird or a bird-like raptor?"},{"Name":"Rajasaurus","Description":"This \"prince lizard\" lived in what is now modern-day India."},{"Name":"Rapator","Description":"No, this mysterious Australian theropod wasn't a raptor."},{"Name":"Rapetosaurus","Description":"The only sauropod ever to be discovered on modern-day Madagascar."},{"Name":"Raptorex","Description":"A pint-sized precursor of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Rebbachisaurus","Description":"A poorly understood sauropod from northern Africa."},{"Name":"Regaliceratops","Description":"This ceratopsian had a huge, crown-shaped frill."},{"Name":"Regnosaurus","Description":"This stegosaur lived in what is now modern-day England."},{"Name":"Rhabdodon","Description":"A possible \"missing link\" between Iguanodon and Hypsilophodon."},{"Name":"Rhinorex","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur had an unusually large nose."},{"Name":"Rhoetosaurus","Description":"A medium-sized sauropod from Down Under."},{"Name":"Richardoestesia","Description":"Named after the paleontologist Richard Estes."},{"Name":"Rinchenia","Description":"Named after the famous paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold."},{"Name":"Rinconsaurus","Description":"A modestly sized titanosaur of South America."},{"Name":"Riojasaurus","Description":"One of the few prosauropods known to have lived in South America."},{"Name":"Rubeosaurus","Description":"A ceratopsian dinosaur from the Two Medicine Formation."},{"Name":"Rugops","Description":"This wrinkly-faced carnivore probably fed on abandoned carcasses."},{"Name":"Sahaliyania","Description":"This hadrosaur's name is Manchurian for \"black\"."},{"Name":"Saichania","Description":"This ankylosaur's name is Chinese for \"beautiful\"."},{"Name":"Saltasaurus","Description":"The first armored sauropod ever to be discovered."},{"Name":"Saltopus","Description":"Experts aren't sure if this was a dinosaur or an archosaur."},{"Name":"Sanjuansaurus","Description":"An early theropod from South America."},{"Name":"Santanaraptor","Description":"Named after Brazil's Santana formation."},{"Name":"Sarahsaurus","Description":"This prosauropod had unusually strong hands."},{"Name":"Sarcolestes","Description":"The most likely ancestor of the ankylosaurs."},{"Name":"Sarcosaurus","Description":"This \"flesh lizard\" roamed early Jurassic England."},{"Name":"Saturnalia","Description":"The earliest dinosaur known to have had a herbivorous diet."},{"Name":"Saurolophus","Description":"One of the few hadrosaurs known to have lived on two continents."},{"Name":"Sauroniops","Description":"This dinosaur's name means \"Eye of Sauron\"."},{"Name":"Sauropelta","Description":"This ankylosaur's armor helped keep raptors at bay."},{"Name":"Saurophaganax","Description":"The official state dinosaur of Oklahoma."},{"Name":"Sauroposeidon","Description":"One of the tallest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth."},{"Name":"Saurornithoides","Description":"A Troodon-like predator from central Asia."},{"Name":"Saurornitholestes","Description":"A close cousin of Velociraptor."},{"Name":"Savannasaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was recently discovered in Australia."},{"Name":"Scansoriopteryx","Description":"This early proto-bird probably lived in trees."},{"Name":"Scelidosaurus","Description":"Among the earliest of all the armored dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Scipionyx","Description":"One of the most perfectly preserved dinosaur fossils ever found."},{"Name":"Sciurumimus","Description":"This \"squirrel mimic\" was one of the earliest feathered dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Scolosaurus","Description":"It was once classified as a species of Euoplocephalus."},{"Name":"Scutellosaurus","Description":"Probably the smallest of all the armored dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Secernosaurus","Description":"The first hadrosaur to be discovered in South America."},{"Name":"Seitaad","Description":"This small dinosaur may have been buried in an avalanche."},{"Name":"Segisaurus","Description":"An early dinosaur closely related to Coelophysis."},{"Name":"Segnosaurus","Description":"One of the most unusual (and poorly understood) Cretaceous dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Seismosaurus","Description":"It was huge, to be sure, but might it have been a species of Diplodocus?"},{"Name":"Sellosaurus","Description":"Another early prosauropod of the Triassic period."},{"Name":"Serendipaceratops","Description":"Was this really an Australian ceratopsian?"},{"Name":"Shamosaurus","Description":"This Mongolian ankylosaur was a close relative of Gobisaurus."},{"Name":"Shanag","Description":"A basal raptor of early Cretaceous Asia."},{"Name":"Shantungosaurus","Description":"The biggest of all the duck-billed dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Shaochilong","Description":"Its name is Chinese for \"shark-toothed dragon\"."},{"Name":"Shenzhousaurus","Description":"A small, primitive ornithomimid from China."},{"Name":"Shunosaurus","Description":"Anatomically speaking, probably the best known of all the sauropods."},{"Name":"Shuvosaurus","Description":"Was this meat eater an early dinosaur or a two-legged crocodile?"},{"Name":"Shuvuuia","Description":"Scientists can't decide if it was a dinosaur or a bird."},{"Name":"Siamodon","Description":"This ornithopod was recently discovered in Thailand."},{"Name":"Siamosaurus","Description":"This may (or may not) have been a spinosaur from Thailand."},{"Name":"Siamotyrannus","Description":"Despite its name, it wasn't a true tyrannosaur."},{"Name":"Siats","Description":"One of the largest theropods ever to live in North America."},{"Name":"Sigilmassasaurus","Description":"Was this really a species of Carcharodontosaurus?"},{"Name":"Silvisaurus","Description":"This primitive nodosaur was discovered in Kansas."},{"Name":"Similicaudipteryx","Description":"The juveniles may have been differently feathered than the adults."},{"Name":"Sinocalliopteryx","Description":"The biggest \"dino-bird\" yet discovered."},{"Name":"Sinoceratops","Description":"A rare ceratopsian from late Cretaceous China."},{"Name":"Sinornithoides","Description":"A small, feathered dinosaur closely related to Troodon."},{"Name":"Sinornithomimus","Description":"This ornithomimid is known from over a dozen skeletons."},{"Name":"Sinornithosaurus","Description":"A typical dino-bird of the early Cretaceous."},{"Name":"Sinosauropteryx","Description":"The first dinosaur proven to have feathers."},{"Name":"Sinosaurus","Description":"It was once classified as an Asian species of Dilophosaurus."},{"Name":"Sinotyrannus","Description":"This \"Chinese tyrant\" was an ancient ancestor of tyrannosaurs."},{"Name":"Sinovenator","Description":"This \"Chinese hunter\" preyed on its fellow dino-birds."},{"Name":"Sinraptor","Description":"Despite its name, this allosaur wasn't any better or worse than other dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Sinusonasus","Description":"It sounds like a disease, but it was actually a feathered dinosaur."},{"Name":"Skorpiovenator","Description":"This \"scorpion hunter\" really ate meat."},{"Name":"Sonorasaurus","Description":"The remains of this sauropod were discovered in Arizona."},{"Name":"Sphaerotholus","Description":"Yet another dome-headed dino from North America."},{"Name":"Spinophorosaurus","Description":"This early sauropod had a \"thagomizer\" on its tail."},{"Name":"Spinops","Description":"This ceratopsian was named 100 years after its bones were found."},{"Name":"Spinosaurus","Description":"This dinosaur was distinguished by the sail-like structure on its back."},{"Name":"Spinostropheus","Description":"This theropod was once thought to be a species of Elaphrosaurus."},{"Name":"Staurikosaurus","Description":"Another primitive theropod of the Triassic period."},{"Name":"Stegoceras","Description":"This small herbivore was built for high-speed head-butting."},{"Name":"Stegosaurus","Description":"The small-brained, spike-tailed, plant-eating dinosaur."},{"Name":"Stenopelix","Description":"Experts aren't sure how to classify this dinosaur."},{"Name":"Stokesosaurus","Description":"Some experts think this was the earliest tyrannosaur."},{"Name":"Struthiomimus","Description":"This \"ostrich mimic\" roamed the plains of North America."},{"Name":"Struthiosaurus","Description":"The smallest nodosaur yet discovered."},{"Name":"Stygimoloch","Description":"Its name means \"demon from the river of death.\" Got your attention yet?"},{"Name":"Styracosaurus","Description":"Winner of the \"most elaborate head display\" competition."},{"Name":"Suchomimus","Description":"A fish-eating dinosaur with a distinct crocodilian profile."},{"Name":"Sulaimanisaurus","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs ever to be discovered in Pakistan."},{"Name":"Supersaurus","Description":"No, it didn't wear a cape, but this giant dino was still impressive."},{"Name":"Suuwassea","Description":"Its name is Native American for \"ancient thunder\"."},{"Name":"Suzhousaurus","Description":"A large, early Cretaceous therizinosaur."},{"Name":"Szechuanosaurus","Description":"This theropod was a close relative of Sinraptor."},{"Name":"Tachiraptor","Description":"The first meat-eating dinosaur ever to be discovered in Venezuela."},{"Name":"Talarurus","Description":"This ankylosaur was discovered in the Gobi Desert."},{"Name":"Talos","Description":"This dinosaur was found with an injured big toe."},{"Name":"Tangvayosaurus","Description":"This Laotian titanosaur was closely related to Phuwiangosaurus."},{"Name":"Tanius","Description":"Not much is known about this Chinese hadrosaur."},{"Name":"Tanycolagreus","Description":"This mysterious theropod was once thought to be a species of Coelurus."},{"Name":"Taohelong","Description":"The first \"polacanthine\" ankylosaur ever to be discovered in Asia."},{"Name":"Tapuiasaurus","Description":"A recently discovered titanosaur from South America."},{"Name":"Tarascosaurus","Description":"The only known abelisaur of the northern hemisphere."},{"Name":"Tarbosaurus","Description":"The second-biggest tyrannosaur after T. Rex."},{"Name":"Tarchia","Description":"Its name means \"brainy,\" but that may be an exaggeration."},{"Name":"Tastavinsaurus","Description":"This titanosaur was discovered in Spain."},{"Name":"Tatankacephalus","Description":"A brand-new ankylosaur from North America."},{"Name":"Tatankaceratops","Description":"Was this really a juvenile specimen of Triceratops?"},{"Name":"Tataouinea","Description":"No, this dinosaur wasn't named after Tatooine in Star Wars."},{"Name":"Tawa","Description":"This ancient theropod points to a South American origin for dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Tazoudasaurus","Description":"This Vulcanodon relative was one of the earliest sauropods."},{"Name":"Technosaurus","Description":"This early herbivore was named after Texas Tech university."},{"Name":"Tehuelchesaurus","Description":"This sauropod was named after an indigenous South American people."},{"Name":"Telmatosaurus","Description":"This duck-billed dinosaur was discovered in Transylvania."},{"Name":"Tendaguria","Description":"This Tanzanian sauropod has proven difficult to classify."},{"Name":"Tenontosaurus","Description":"This long-tailed herbivore was hunted by Deinonychus."},{"Name":"Teratophoneus","Description":"This \"monstrous murderer\" wasn't all that big."},{"Name":"Tethyshadros","Description":"One of the few dinosaurs to be found in modern-day Italy."},{"Name":"Texacephale","Description":"This Texan pachycephalosaur was named in 2010."},{"Name":"Thecocoelurus","Description":"Is this the earliest ornithomimid in the fossil record?"},{"Name":"Thecodontosaurus","Description":"The first prosauropod ever to be discovered."},{"Name":"Theiophytalia","Description":"Its name means \"garden of the gods\"."},{"Name":"Therizinosaurus","Description":"What did Little Orphan Annie say to this dinosaur? \"Reaping lizards!\""},{"Name":"Thescelosaurus","Description":"Did paleontologists find this dinosaur's mummified heart?"},{"Name":"Tianchisaurus","Description":"This dinosaur's species name honors \"Jurassic Park\"."},{"Name":"Tianyulong","Description":"Why did this ornithopod have feathers?"},{"Name":"Tianyuraptor","Description":"A small, long-legged raptor from eastern Asia."},{"Name":"Tianzhenosaurus","Description":"This ankylosaur's skull has been spectacularly preserved."},{"Name":"Timimus","Description":"The only ornithomimid ever discovered in Australia."},{"Name":"Titanoceratops","Description":"The biggest of all the horned, frilled dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Titanosaurus","Description":"This sauropod may—or may not—have been a unique member of its genus."},{"Name":"Tochisaurus","Description":"A large troodont of late Cretaceous Asia."},{"Name":"Tornieria","Description":"This sauropod has a complicated taxonomic history."},{"Name":"Torosaurus","Description":"Was it really an elderly specimen of Triceratops?"},{"Name":"Torvosaurus","Description":"One of the largest predators of Jurassic North America."},{"Name":"Triceratops","Description":"The famous, three-horned, plant-eating dinosaur."},{"Name":"Trinisaura","Description":"The first ornithopod ever to be discovered in Antarctica."},{"Name":"Troodon","Description":"Possibly the smartest dinosaur that ever lived."},{"Name":"Tsaagan","Description":"One of the earliest raptors yet discovered."},{"Name":"Tsintaosaurus","Description":"Also known as the \"Unicorn Dinosaur\"."},{"Name":"Tuojiangosaurus","Description":"One of the most well-known Chinese stegosaurs."},{"Name":"Turanoceratops","Description":"What was this ceratopsian doing in late Cretaceous Asia?"},{"Name":"Turiasaurus","Description":"The largest dinosaur ever to be discovered in Europe."},{"Name":"Tylocephale","Description":"The tallest-domed of all the pachycephalosaurs."},{"Name":"Tyrannosaurus Rex","Description":"The once—and always—king of the dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Tyrannotitan","Description":"We know very little about this fearsomely named dinosaur."},{"Name":"Uberabatitan","Description":"Discovered in the Uberaba region of Brazil."},{"Name":"Udanoceratops","Description":"The largest ceratopsian to run on two legs."},{"Name":"Unaysaurus","Description":"One of the oldest prosauropods yet discovered."},{"Name":"Unenlagia","Description":"This bird-like raptor was native to South America."},{"Name":"Unescoceratops","Description":"Named after the United Nation's UNESCO."},{"Name":"Urbacodon","Description":"This Troodon-like predator was discovered in Uzbekistan."},{"Name":"Utahceratops","Description":"Guess what state this dinosaur was discovered in."},{"Name":"Utahraptor","Description":"Probably the biggest raptor that ever lived."},{"Name":"Uteodon","Description":"It was once classified as a species of Camptosaurus."},{"Name":"Vagaceratops","Description":"This big-frilled dinosaur was closely related to Kosmoceratops."},{"Name":"Vahiny","Description":"Its name is Malagasy for \"traveler\"."},{"Name":"Valdoraptor","Description":"This early \"bird mimic\" dinosaur lived in England."},{"Name":"Valdosaurus","Description":"This ornithopod was discovered on the Isle of Wight."},{"Name":"Variraptor","Description":"The first raptor ever to be discovered in France."},{"Name":"Velafrons","Description":"A new addition to the duck-billed dinosaur family."},{"Name":"Velociraptor","Description":"This dinosaur was vicious but a lot smaller than you thought."},{"Name":"Velocisaurus","Description":"A small, speedy theropod of late Cretaceous South America."},{"Name":"Venenosaurus","Description":"This \"poison lizard\" was really a gentle plant-eater."},{"Name":"Veterupristisaurus","Description":"One of the earliest carcharodontosaurs yet identified."},{"Name":"Vulcanodon","Description":"An early sauropod of the Jurassic period."},{"Name":"Wannanosaurus","Description":"Probably the smallest of all the bone-headed dinosaurs."},{"Name":"Wellnhoferia","Description":"Was it really a species of Archaeopteryx?"},{"Name":"Wendiceratops","Description":"This dinosaur honors Canadian fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda."},{"Name":"Willinakaqe","Description":"A rare duck-billed dinosaur from South America."},{"Name":"Wintonotitan","Description":"Another new titanosaur from Australia."},{"Name":"Wuerhosaurus","Description":"Could this have been the last of the stegosaurs?"},{"Name":"Wulagasaurus","Description":"The earliest saurolophine hadrosaur in the fossil record."},{"Name":"Xenoceratops","Description":"This \"alien horned face\" was announced in 2012."},{"Name":"Xenoposeidon","Description":"Experts aren't sure how to classify this sauropod."},{"Name":"Xenotarsosaurus","Description":"A poorly understood abelisaur from South America."},{"Name":"Xiaosaurus","Description":"A small ornithopod from late Jurassic Asia."},{"Name":"Xiaotingia","Description":"This feathered dinosaur predated Archaeopteryx."},{"Name":"Xinjiangtitan","Description":"This huge sauropod was a close relative of Mamenchisaurus."},{"Name":"Xiongguanlong","Description":"A small, primitive tyrannosaur from Asia."},{"Name":"Xixianykus","Description":"A long-legged dino-bird from eastern Asia."},{"Name":"Xuanhanosaurus","Description":"You didn't think there'd be so many \"X\"'s on this list, did you?"},{"Name":"Xuanhuaceratops","Description":"An early ceratopsian of the late Jurassic."},{"Name":"Xuwulong","Description":"This iguanodontid ornithopod was recently discovered in China."},{"Name":"Yamaceratops","Description":"No, it didn't have a sweet potato for a head."},{"Name":"Yandusaurus","Description":"A small ornithopod of middle Jurassic China."},{"Name":"Yangchuanosaurus","Description":"A large theropod of late Jurassic Asia."},{"Name":"Yaverlandia","Description":"A classic case of mistaken dinosaur identity."},{"Name":"Yi Qi","Description":"This strange Jurassic dinosaur had bat-like wings."},{"Name":"Yimenosaurus","Description":"One of the better-known Chinese prosauropods."},{"Name":"Yinlong","Description":"This \"hidden dragon\" was an early ceratopsian."},{"Name":"Yixianosaurus","Description":"How did this dino-bird use its long fingers?"},{"Name":"Yizhousaurus","Description":"The earliest intact sauropod yet discovered."},{"Name":"Yongjinglong","Description":"This titanosaur was recently discovered in China."},{"Name":"Yueosaurus","Description":"This basal ornithopod was discovered by construction workers."},{"Name":"Yulong","Description":"The smallest oviraptor yet identified."},{"Name":"Yunnanosaurus","Description":"One of the last prosauropods to walk the earth."},{"Name":"Yutyrannus","Description":"The largest feathered tyrannosaur yet identified."},{"Name":"Zalmoxes","Description":"A strange-looking ornithopod from Romania."},{"Name":"Zanabazar","Description":"Named after a Buddhist spiritual leader."},{"Name":"Zapalasaurus","Description":"This \"diplodocoid\" sauropod lived in early Cretaceous South America."},{"Name":"Zby","Description":"This dinosaur's name was inversely proportional to its size."},{"Name":"Zephyrosaurus","Description":"Otherwise known as the Western Wind Lizard."},{"Name":"Zhanghenglong","Description":"A transitional hadrosaur of late Cretaceous Asia."},{"Name":"Zhejiangosaurus","Description":"The first identified nodosaur from Asia."},{"Name":"Zhenyuanlong","Description":"Also known as the \"fluffy feathered poodle from hell\"."},{"Name":"Zhongyuansaurus","Description":"The only known ankylosaur to lack a tail club."},{"Name":"Zhuchengceratops","Description":"It probably figured on the lunch menu of Zhuchengtyrannus."},{"Name":"Zhuchengosaurus","Description":"This hadrosaur was even bigger than Shantungosaurus."},{"Name":"Zhuchengtyrannus","Description":"This Asian tyrannosaur was the size of T. Rex."},{"Name":"Zuniceratops","Description":"This horned dinosaur was discovered by an eight-year-old boy."},{"Name":"Zuolong","Description":"It was named after General Tso, of Chinese restaurant fame."},{"Name":"Zupaysaurus","Description":"This \"devil lizard\" was one of the earliest theropods."}]