Carnivores

Carnivorous dinosaurs—which included raptors, tyrannosaurs, ornithomimids, large theropods, and small theropods (also known as "dino-birds")—were the most dangerous dinosaurs of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Learn more about them in this collection.

  • giganotosaurus
    Giganotosaurus, the Giant Southern Lizard
  • Utahraptor
    10 Facts About Utahraptor, the World's Biggest Raptor
  • The velociraptor. Translated from Latin, “velociraptor” means “swift robber.”
    10 Facts About the Velociraptor Dinosaur
  • A Velociraptor Chasing a Rat Sized Mammal
    Raptors: The Bird-like Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era
  • Jurassic Twin Crested Dilophosaurus Fossil
    10 Facts About Dilophosaurus
  • Deinosuchus
    How Do Crocodiles Resemble Their Dinosaur Cousins?
  • pteranodon in flight
    10 Facts About Pterodactyls
  • Tyrannosaurus rex holotype specimen at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh
    Why Did Tyrannosaurus Rex Have Tiny Arms?
  • acrocanthosaurus
    10 Facts About Acrocanthosaurus
  • Microraptor
    Facts About Microraptor, the Four-Winged Dinosaur
  • Spinosaurus hunting for fish in a lake.
    Why Did Spinosaurus Have a Sail?
  • coelophysis
    Facts About Coelophysis
  • Illustration of Megalosaurus at waterside
    10 Mazing Facts About Megalosaurus
  • carcharodontosaurus
    Carcharodontosaurus, the "Great White Shark" Dinosaur
  • Cryolophosaurus rendering illustration
    Cryolophosaurus, the "Cold Crested Lizard"
  • albertosaurus model in a museum
    The Evolution and Behavior of Tyrannosaurs (T. Rex)
  • A skeleton of an Allosaurus
    10 Facts About the Allosaurus
  • spinosaurus
    10 Facts About Spinosaurus
  • An albertosaurus model appears to roar
    10 Facts About Albertosaurus
  • Procynosuchus, a close relative of Thrinaxodon
    Thrinaxodon Facts and Figures
  • An Abelisaurus skull
    Meet 80 Meat-Eating Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era
  • majungasaurus
    Facts and Figureso on Majungasaurus
  • achillobator
    Types of Raptor Dinosaurs
  • A pack of compsognathus rendered digitally
    Facts About Compsognathus
  • eoraptor
    Facts About Eoraptor, the World's First Dinosaur
  • Tyrannosaurus rex
    Was the Tyrannosaurus Rex a Hunter or Scavenger?
  • Prehistoric Shark Pictures and Profiles
  • rhamphorhynchus
    Pterosaurs - The Flying Reptiles
  • cynognathus
    Cynognathus Facts and Figures
  • acrocanthosaurus
    The Large, Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
  • ceratosaurus
    Ceratosaurus Facts and Figures
  • guanlong
    Guanlong
  • image of the dinosaur
    Suchomimus: Dinosaur Facts and Figures
  • rajasaurus
    Rajasaurus, the Deadly Indian Dinosaur
  • yutyrannus
    Yutyrannus: The Feathered Tyrannosaurus
  • Gallimimus
    Gallimimus
  • sinornithosaurus
    Overview of Sinornithosaurus
  • raptorex
    Raptorex
  • bambiraptor
    Bambiraptor
  • nyasasaurus
    Nyasasaurus
  • daspletosaurus
    Daspletosaurus
  • eustreptospondylus
    Eustreptospondylus
  • 3-d rendering of concavenator in the jungle
    Concavenator
  • ozraptor
    Ozraptor
  • gorgosaurus
    Gorgosaurus Facts
  • ornithomimus
    Dromiceiomimus
  • saurophaganax
    Saurophaganax
  • alioramus
    Alioramus
  • megaraptor
    Megaraptor
  • abelisaurus
    Abelisaurus
  • An artistic restoration of the dromaeosaur Achillobator, with colors based on the red footed falcon
    Achillobator's Characteristics and Features
  • procompsognathus
    Profile of the Procompsognathus
  • mapusaurus
    Mapusaurus
  • lythronax
    Lythronax
  • ornitholestes
    Ornitholestes
  • megapnosaurus
    Megapnosaurus (Syntarsus)
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