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    Cedarosaurus

    “Cedar Mountain Formation lizard” CLASSIFICATION Cedarosaurus Tidwell, Carpenter & Brooks, 1999TYPE SPECIES:C. weiskopfae Tidwell, Carpenter & Brooks, 1999 “Carol Weiskopf’s Cedar Mountain Formation lizard” Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification TIME…

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    Caudipteryx

    “tail feathers” CLASSIFICATION Caudipteryx Ji Q., Currie, Norell & Ji S., 1998TYPE SPECIES:C. zoui Ji Q., Currie, Norell & Ji S., 1998 “Vice-Premier Zou Jiahua’s tail…

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    Carnotaurus

    “flesh-eating bull” CLASSIFICATION Carnotaurus Bonaparte, 1985TYPE SPECIES:C. sastrei Bonaparte, 1985 Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS LENGTH: 7.5 m see also: World Records TIME Campanian? to Maastrichtian?…

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    Carcharodontosaurus

    “shark-toothed lizard” CLASSIFICATION Carcharodontosaurus Stromer, 1931a.k.a Carcharadontosaurus, Carcharodonsaurus, CarchrodontosaurusTYPE SPECIES:C. saharicus (Depéret & Savornin, 1925) Stromer, 1931 (originally Megalosaurus) “the Sahara Desert’s shark-toothed lizard” Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification…

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    Camarasaurus

    “chambered lizard” CLASSIFICATION Camarasaurus Cope, 1877TYPE SPECIES:C. supremus Cope, 1877 “supreme chambered lizard” OTHER SPECIES:C. grandis Marsh, 1877 “grand chambered lizard”C. lentus Marsh, 1889C. lewisi (Jensen & James, 1988) (originally Cathetosaurus)C. sp. MISASSIGNED SPECIES:C. agilis (Marsh,…

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    Brachylophosaurus

    “short crest lizard” CLASSIFICATION Brachylophosaurus C. M. Sternberg, 1953TYPE SPECIES:B. canadensis C. M. Sternberg, 1953 “short crest lizard from Canada” OTHER SPECIES:B. goodwini Horner, 1988 Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see…

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    Velociraptor

    “speedy raider” CLASSIFICATION Velociraptor Osborn, 1924TYPE SPECIES:V. mongoliensis Osborn, 1924 “speedy raider from Mongolia” MISASSIGNED SPECIES:V. antirrhopus (Ostrom, 1969) (originally Deinonychus) = Deinonychus antirrhopusV. langstoni (Sues, 1978) (originally Saurornitholestes) = Saurornitholestes langstoniV. sp. == Bambiraptor feinbergorum Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha see also: Genus Index, Classification MEASUREMENTS…

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    Utahraptor

    “Utah raider” CLASSIFICATION Utahraptor Kirkland, Gaston & Burge, 1993TYPE SPECIES:U. ostrommaysorum Kirkland, Gaston & Burge, 1993 “John Ostrom and Mays’ Utah raider” MISASSIGNED SPECIES:U. spielbergi Bonar, Lassieur, McCafferty…

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    Tyrannosaurus

    “tyrant lizard” CLASSIFICATION Tyrannosaurus Osborn, 1905 [nomen conservandum]TYPE SPECIES:T. rex Osborn, 1905 [nomen conservandum] “king tyrant lizard” MISASSIGNED SPECIES:T. amplus (Marsh, 1892) [nomen dubium] (originally Aublysodon) = Aublysodon amplusT. bataar Maleev, 1955 = Tarbosaurus bataarT. efremovi (Maleev, 1955)…

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    Tuojiangosaurus

    “Tuo River lizard” CLASSIFICATION Tuojiangosaurus Dong, Li, Zhou & Zhang, 1973a.k.a Tiejiangosaurus, Tuojiongosaurus, TueojiangosaurusTYPE SPECIES:T. multispinus Dong, Li, Zhou & Zhang, 1973 “multi-spined Tuo River…