Coelophysis (See-low-fye-siss)
One of the first dinosaurs, from 210 million years ago, its fossils were first found in the USA. It was a flesh-eating theropod.

Compsognathus (Comp-sog-nay-thuss)
This dinosaur, whose fossils are 140 million years old, is one of the smallest ever found. It was a meat-eater.

Deinonychus (Dye-non-ee-kuss)
The famous "terrible claw" lived 110 million years ago. A lizard-hipped dinosaur, it was a fierce hunter.

Baryonyx (Barry-on-icks)
This newcomer to the dinosaur hall of fame lived 120-odd million years ago and was a meat-eater. Its remains include a huge claw.

Allosaurus (Al-owe-saw-russ)
A "carnosaur", a type of two-legged meat-eater, this creature of 150 million years ago was a well-equipped hunter.

Tyrannosaurus (Tie-ran-owe-saw-russ)
The "king of the dinosaurs", from 70 million years ago, walked on two legs and was the biggest flesh-eating land creature ever.

Plateosaurus (Plat-ee-owe-saw-russ)
A very early dinosaur from 210 million years ago, this creature was one of the first big, four-legged plant eaters.

Diplodocus (Dip-lod-o-kuss)
The longest dinosaur known to science, this lightly-built plant-eater walked the Earth around 140 million years ago.

Apatosaurus (A-pat-owe-saw-russ)
Another plant-eater that lived at the same time as Diplodocus, this "deceptive lizard" was once known as Brontosaurus.

Brachiosaurus (Brack-ee-owe-saw-russ)
This giant is the most massive land creature known to science. It lived 140 million years ago and was one of the sauropods

Hypsilophodon (Hip-si-low-fo-don)
120 million years ago this small dinosaur roamed south-east England. It was an ornithopod, a "bird-footed" dinosaur.

Iguanodon (Ig-you-ahn-owe-don)
Like Hypsilophodon, this well-known dinosaur was a two-legged plant-eater. It lived around 120 million years ago.

Edmontosaurus (Ed-mon-toe-saw-russ)
A hadrosaur or "duck-billed" ornithischian, Edmontosaurus was a plant-eater.
It lived 70 million years ago.

Protoceratops (Proe-toe-serra-tops)
Fossils of this early horned dinosaur, 80 million years old, come from Mongolia and include remains of eggs.

Triceratops (Try-serra-tops)
A ceratopian (horned dinosaur), this three-horned dinosaur and lived 65 million years ago.

Pachycephalosaurus (Pack-ee-sef-allo-saw-russ)
This dinosaur was named "thick-headed lizard" because of its helmet-like skull.

Stegosaurus (Steg-owe-saw-russ)
As big as an elephant, this bird-hipped dinosaur from 150 million years ago had one of the smallest brains of all.

Euoplocephalus (You-ploe-sef-a-luss)
This well-protected dinosaur was one of the anklylosaurs (armoured dinosaurs) and lived about 75 million years ago.