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Mononykus Video
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Mononykus

Mononykus was a small, feathered alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known…

Mesozoic 2 min
Mosasaurus Video
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Mosasaurus

A giant marine reptile that ruled the oceans during the Late Cretaceous, becoming one of the la…

Mesozoic 2 min
Nothronychus Video
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Nothronychus

Nothronychus was a large feathered therizinosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for it…

Mesozoic 1 min
Ornithocheirus Video
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Ornithocheirus

Ornithocheirus was a large flying pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous known for its long wings,…

Mesozoic 1 min
Oviraptorid Video
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Oviraptorid

Oviraptorids were feathered, bird-like theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous known for th…

Mesozoic 1 min
Pachycephalosaur Video
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Pachycephalosaur

A bipedal herbivorous or omnivorous dinosaur famous for its thick, dome-shaped skull, which liv…

Mesozoic 2 min
Pachyrhinosaurus Video
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Pachyrhinosaurus

A large herbivorous horned dinosaur distinguished by its massive bony nasal boss instead of a l…

Mesozoic 2 min
Parasaurolophus Video
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Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus was a large hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for its long ho…

Mesozoic 1 min
Pectinodon Video
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Pectinodon

Pectinodon was a small, feathered troodontid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known f…

Mesozoic 1 min
Placerias Video
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Placerias

Placerias was a large, herbivorous dicynodont synapsid from the Late Triassic known for its bul…

Mesozoic 1 min
Protoceratops Video
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Protoceratops

Protoceratops was a small hornless ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for its …

Mesozoic 1 min
Protostegidae Video
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Protostegidae

Protostegidae were giant prehistoric sea turtles from the Cretaceous known for their large size…

Mesozoic 1 min