Daspletosaurus

Ever since I've seen the Dinosaur Train episode "My Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet," I've been interested in Daspletosaurus.

My favorite part is the song they sing, which I cannot find video for. It's an awesome song about having big dinosaur feet.

I did find a video of Daphne Daspletosaurus and Buddy comparing features.


Dr. Scott talks about Daspletosaurus


Pronunciation: dass-PLEE-tuh-SAWR-us
Translation: Frightful Lizard
Also known as:
Description: Carnivore,Bipedal
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Tetanurae
Micro-order: Carnosauria
Family: Tyrannosauridae
Height: 16 feet (4.9 meters)
Length: 30 feet (9.1 meters)
Weight: 5,950 lbs (2,700 kg)
Period: Late Cretaceous



Notes: Discovered in Alberta, Canada, Daspletosaurus was a contemporary of Albertosaurus. A marginally smaller, close relative of Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus' possessed the typical tyrannosaurid two-fingered hands, but its powerful jaws were equipped with larger (although fewer) teeth than Tyrannosaurus. It is conjectured that the heavily-built Daspletosaurus preyed upon ceratopsians.

Source: http://www.dinodictionary.com/dinos_d.asp

More info on Daspletosaurus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daspletosaurus

Stygimoloch vs. Pachycephalosaurus

The Stygimoloch is on the left, the Pachycephalosaurus is on the right. Thanks to Dinosaur Train, Des was introduced to the Stygimoloch first. Now whenever he sees a Pachycephalosaurus, he calls it a Stygimoloch and doesn't believe me when I tell him the truth.

This entry is to show Des the truth. To give Des credit, these two dinosaurs have more similarities than differences.

Similarities:

Both lived during the late Cretaceous period.
Remains of both were found in Montana and Wyoming in North America.
Both were probably herbivores.
Both were boneheaded dinosaurs.
Both were in the dinosaur class Pachycephalosauria.


Differences

Stygimoloch had sharp spikes around his bonehead, while Pachycephalosaurus had bump-like studs around his bonehead.
Stygimoloch was significantly smaller. At 9 feet, he probably weighed about 190 pounds.
Pachycephalosaurus was 16 feet, and weighed about 1100 pounds.

Stygimoloch (pronounced Stij-ee-moll-ock) means Styx Demon.
Pachycephalosaurus (pronounced Pack-ee-seff-ah-low-sore-uss) means thick-headed lizard.

Source: http://www.kidsdinos.com/

Lambeosaurus (Lam-bee-oh-sore-uss)

It's been a crazy couple of months. I went from super pregnant to now trying to figure out how to take care of an infant and a 2.5 year old. I do hope to post regularly someday soon.




Lambeosaurus was a large Hadrosaur. They lived in the late Cretaceous period in North America.

Lambeosaurus was an herbivore. They had a large crest on their head that looked like an axe. Some scientist believe that the crest was used to make sounds so they could communicate with each other.

Check out how big the Lambeosaurus was:



Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambeosaurus
http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaurs-for-children.php?dinosaur=Lambeosaurus
http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=20940&start=3585
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lambeosaurus_magnicristatus_DB.jpg