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Age of The Dinosaurs – Cretaceous – Full Text

author:Zhou Jingjin

Recently, Thorn Jin is entangled in official duties, so yesterday I forgot more, and today in order to compensate everyone, I will make a one-time change and introduce the last issue of the Cretaceous of the Dinosaur Age!

The Cretaceous period as the peak of dinosaurs - decay, is the end of the dinosaur era, this period is the most familiar, convenient for Tyrannosaurus rex, most of the dinosaurs evolved to the peak in this period, some in order to adapt to environmental changes, began to evolve to other biological species, and it is precisely because of this, dinosaurs in this period ushered in the end of the demise, and the fittest survived.

Star Dinosaur One: Spinosaurus

peculiarity:

☆ Carnivorous

☆ Africa

Spinosaurus was a large theropod carnivorous dinosaur, and its subspecies, Egyptian Spinosaurus, was the largest carnivorous, theropod dinosaur. Fossil studies have also shown that Spinosaurus was water-loving and was a semi-aquatic dinosaur.

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Star Dinosaur II: Heavy Clawed Dragon

☆ Europe

Its name means solid claws, and its biggest feature is that it has a pair of huge front paws. Unlike other carnivorous dinosaurs, its mouth and teeth resembled crocodiles rather than other theropod dinosaurs. Therefore, it is mainly fed by fish, which is aquatic.

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Star Dinosaur III: Radical Dragon

☆ South America

The tear bone of the hyposaurus protruded sharply in front of and under the surface, which is what distinguished it from most non-avian theropod dinosaurs. Moreover, the nostrils of the rapunzel were located behind the skull and had secondary jaws, which allowed them to immerse their heads below the surface of the water to prey on fish.

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Star Dinosaur IV: High Spinosaurus

☆Asia, North America

It means a lizard with high spines and can weigh up to 5.5 tons. It has long spinous protrusions on the neck, back, and tail. So it was once mistaken for a spinosaur. But it was actually one of the early shark-toothed dragons.

Apatosaurus was a top predator, feeding on large lizard-like dinosaurs.

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Star Dinosaur Five: Sharktooth Dragon

Also known as The Toothed Dragon, it means a lizard that resembles a man-eating shark. Sharktoothosaurus was a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur that could weigh up to 11.5 tons. It has extremely sharp shark-like teeth, large, skull-like eyes, shorter forelimbs, and a large, long skull. When attacking prey, bloodletting is the mainstay.

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Star Dinosaur Six: Behemoth Dragon

The behemoth dragon has a cute appearance, two small short legs to support the huge body, but it has a terrible bite force and extremely fast bite speed, strong combat effectiveness, and preys on giant herbivorous dinosaurs for a living.

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Star Dinosaur Seven: Little Thief

☆ Asia

This dinosaur, known as the Small Thief, is the smallest non-avian theropod dinosaur in the world. The limbs of the little thief were feathered and could glide, so it was also called a four-winged dinosaur.

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Star Dinosaur VIII: Tail feathered dragon

The discovery of " Cervosaurus " suggests that feathers were not patented by birds , and that early feathers were not used for flying , but for warmth.

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Star Dinosaur Nine: Cut Tooth Dragon

☆ Omnivorous

Cephalopodosaurus was a veritable thief, the earliest dinosaur of the oviraptorosaur taxon, mainly distributed in China's Liaoning Province.

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Star Dinosaur Ten: Leaping Dragon

☆ North America

The leaping dragon, meaning terrifying claws, because the second toe of his hind limbs is very large, like a scythe. The second toe retracts when walking, using only the third or fourth toe.

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Star Dinosaur XI: Utah Thief

Also known as Utahosaurus, it belongs to the chiropod family, a medium-sized bipedal carnivorous dinosaur. He likes to hunt in groups and is one of the most intelligent and dangerous dinosaurs.

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Star Dinosaur XII: Amaratosaurus

☆ Herbivorous

Amaratosaurus was a very peculiar sauropod dinosaur with two rows of long, mane-like spines on its back, used to confuse predators, and was larger, weighing about 12 tons.

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Star Dinosaur XIII: Argentinosaurus

As the name suggests, it is a dinosaur found in Argentina, and it is also one of the largest land dinosaurs found so far, only the blue whale is larger than it, weighing up to 94 tons, although the size is huge, but argentinosaurus is still difficult to escape the fate of being hunted.

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Star Dinosaur XIV: Gaston Dragon

It belongs to the family Polycephalus , wearing heavy armor and spikes on both sides of its shoulders.

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Star Dinosaur XV: Lizard Knot Dragon

Meaning Lizard Armor Shield, it was a mild herbivorous dinosaur. Although larger, it is lightly armored, mainly covering the skull and back, with multiple rib process as a protective measure, and when it encounters danger, it will curl up all over the body to form a large thorn ball.

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Star Dinosaur XVI: Hylarosaurus

It is also a typical type of heavy armored dragon, its neck, back and body are covered with flat bone thick armor plates, the nail plates are densely covered with ridges, and the sides of the body are covered with sharp spikes, and only a few predators can break through their defenses.

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Star Dinosaur XVII: Min Miosaurus

☆ Australia

It was the first ankylosaurus to be found in the southern hemisphere, covered with bone plates and bone spurs.

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Star Dinosaur XVIII: Iguanodon

☆ Europe, Asia, North America, Africa

Iguanodon was a large ornithopod dinosaur with a large body and could reach 4–5 meters tall. The front paws are sharp and used to resist predators.

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Star Dinosaur XIX: Dragon

Meaning brave lizard, it is a special type of iguanodactyl. Because of the large temperature difference between day and night in the place where the dragons grew, they had sails on their backs to store fat and water. Similar to today's camels.

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Star Dinosaur XX: Diplodocus

☆ Europe, Asia, Northern Zhou, North America, Australia

Prismatics were rare running herbivorous dinosaurs. Their habits were similar to those of today's African gazelles, which were the fastest dinosaurs among ornithopods.

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Star Dinosaur XXI: Tainan Tulong

The Tainan Dragon is big and stupid, with a long, particularly thick tail, used to protect enemies, and is also very gentle in temperament, preferring to live in groups.

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Star Dinosaur XXII: Lelino Dragon

Reilinoloprolon is small and weighs only about 10 kilograms. The huge eyes allow them to adapt to the six-month dark period in Antarctica.

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Star Dinosaur XXIII: Mutalong

Similar to Iguanodon, Mutalong was a large four-legged herbivorous dinosaur that could stand on two legs. The mutalong's snout bulged upwards and could make strange sounds. In addition, the amount of food eaten by Mutalong is also very amazing, although their weight is only 4.5 tons, but they have to eat 500 kilograms of food every day, which is called the king of the stomach!

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Star Dinosaur XXIV: Oxeratops

The name of the Oxeraurus is derived only from the fact that it has two tentacles on the top of its head. Although the ox dragon is larger and weighs about 2.3 tons, it is good at running, and is the fastest of the large dinosaurs, typical of the "flexible fat man"! Its running speed can reach 60 kilometers per hour, and its mobility is equivalent to that of a cheetah.

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Star Dinosaur Xxv: MaJun Dragon

Majunosaurus was a bipedal predatory dinosaur with a short snout and short forelimbs, all with thick hindlimbs. MaJunosaurus was very cold-blooded and was the only dinosaur that was currently confirmed to prey on its kind. Known as a cold-blooded killer!

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Star Dinosaur XXVI: Tyrannosaurus Rex

Wait, wait, wait, Tyrannosaurus rex finally came out, and as the most familiar dinosaur, it was the largest terrestrial carnivorous dinosaur in history. The average body is up to 5 meters high, and the weight can reach 15 tons. It is also one of the latest dinosaurs to appear and become extinct in the age of dinosaurs, and is the culmination of the evolution of dinosaur species.

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Here's a cold joke about why Tyrannosaurus rex always eat Americans, because Tyrannosaurus rex lived in North America!

Star Dinosaur XXVII: Tyrannosaurus

Remember the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Tyrannosaurus rex is, as a Chinese tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex is located at the absolute top of the food chain, is a top predator, can feed on large dinosaurs, is one of the largest tyrannosaur family dinosaurs. Slightly smaller than Tyrannosaurus, it was strong and weighed 8.5 tons. Tyrannosaurus rex had dozens of large, sharp teeth. It is distributed in Heilongjiang, Henan, Shandong, Guangdong, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia and other places in China.

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Star Dinosaur XXVIII: Darabrai Dragon

It is huge and can weigh up to 6 tons. Darabraiosaurus was one of the most ferocious dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous period and a formidable competitor to Tyrannosaurus rex. It has a ferocious and murderous nature, can bite gravel and wood with a single bite, and its strong and powerful hind limbs also give it amazing running speed.

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Star Dinosaur XXIX: Alxa Dragon

Alxaurus resembled a taryosaurus, with a peculiar skull and belt, and the arrangement of three bones on the pelvic bone was neither like a lizard nor a bird's rump.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty: Chi Long

The dragon has a strange appearance, with thin legs, scythe-like claws on the inside of the middle, and a long and stiff tail. Even more peculiar, it is covered from head to toe with fluffy fluff and pristine feathers.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-One: Lentosaurus

The dragon also has an eye-catching performance in the movie "Jurassic Park", and it is also a dinosaur that the public is more familiar with. If you can't remember, then when I tell you that it's also called the Velociraptor, you always think of it!

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Two: Wounded Tooth Dragon

Named for its sharp teeth, " " Dragons have long been thought to be a stupid dinosaur. Later, people found out that the brain of the toothless dragon was the largest among the dinosaurs, and its sensory organs were very sensitive, so it should be the most intelligent dinosaur.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Three: Like a Chicken Dragon

It was the largest bird-like dinosaur, similar in appearance to a chicken, with a small head, large eyes, long neck, short arms, long feet, and a long tail. Like a chicken dragon is also very good at running, and runs very fast.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Four: Resembles a Pelican Dragon

The pelican imitator is a primitive bird-like dinosaur. Pelican-like dinosaurs had more teeth than other bird dinosaurs to facilitate their fishing.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Five: Oviraptorosaurus

☆ Unknown

Oviraptorosaurs were about the size of ostriches , with pointed claws and long tails. It has strong athleticism, quick movement and fast running speed.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Six: Namogai Tulong

Found in Inner Mongolia and Mongolia, China, Namogaiurus is named after its four nail-shaped teeth.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Seven: Salta Dragon

Salta dragons belonged to the sauropod dinosaurs , the smallest of the sauropods.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Eight: Ankylosaurus

Meaning sturdy lizard, the ankylosaur's back is covered with hard armor, which is hardened from its skin and has strong defensive abilities.

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Star Dinosaur Thirty-Nine: Baotou Dragon

Also known as Eucephalus, it was one of the largest dinosaurs in the ankylosaur family, and the Baotou Dragon was fully armed, its spiked armor covered the whole body, but despite this, the Baotou Dragon was able to move flexibly. In addition, Baotou Dragon also likes to live alone.

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Star Dinosaur Forty: Edmonton Ankylosaurus

Covered with a variety of nails and blocks of decks for self-protection.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-One: Motherly Dragon

The face of the dragon looks like the face of a duck, but it has no teeth in its beak, only teeth on both sides of its mouth, and the front legs of the dragon are shorter than the hind legs, with a long tail. Interestingly, the mother dragon walked on four legs and ran on two legs, and ran very fast.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Two: Parachloedosaurus

It belongs to the family Duckbillosaurus, and is named after a crown ornament on its head, and like the Mother Dragon, it uses four legs when walking and two legs when running.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Three: Griffin Dragon

Similar to Dracolus, it is related to Dracaenosaurus.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Four: The Great Goose Dragon

The big goose cage belongs to the late duck-billed dragon class, belonging to the flat-headed duck-billed dragon. The great goose dragon had a long, wide beak-like mouth with hundreds of teeth inside. The great goose dragon is larger, and the adult dragon can reach 5 tons. The Great Goose Dragon Waterway Amphibian Dinosaur spends most of its time on land, entering the water when dodging enemies. The dragon is very agile, with good eyesight, hearing, and smell, and can effectively avoid predators.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Five: Lai's Dragon

Belonging to the duck-billed dragon family, it can walk on two or four legs, the head structure is complex, can make similar to the mammalian chewing movement, because the head crown decoration is famous, the system is huge, and the weight can reach 23 tons.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Six: Helmeted Dragon

Helmeted dragons get their name from the half-moon-shaped crown on their heads, which resemble a helmet. Interestingly, the middle of the helmet is empty, which allows helmeted dragons to make louder sounds so that they can stay in touch with their peers.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Seven: Psittacosaurus

Small dinosaurs, bipedal, about 1 meter tall, with a short, wide and tall head, and a curved beak that resembles a parrot, hence the name. It is mainly distributed in China.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Eight: Protoceratops

The original horned dragon head has no horns, only a large head shield, its beak looks like a bird, and there are no teeth in the front of its mouth. Protoceratops prefer to live in groups and share a nest when laying eggs.

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Star Dinosaur Forty-Nine: Triceratops

Triceratops is also a regular on the screen, and the most popular dinosaur, and Tyrannosaurus rex lived in a period, a place. They have a massive head shield, as well as three iconic horns.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty: Oxeratops

Ornithischia was the largest dinosaur with the skull and lived on coastal plains.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-One: Pentagram

As the name suggests, the pentagram has five horns, in addition to the two forehead horns and the nose horn, there are two sharp horns on the underside of the eyes.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Two: OpenHornOsaurus

Archaicosaurus was very similar to Triceratops, but was smaller and had a more ornate head shield than Triceratops.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Three: Euphorbia

Also known as The Thorn Shield Horned Dragon, the dragon had a gentle personality, but dared to fight against carnivorous dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus, whose long nose horns could cause great damage to each other.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Four: Bison Dragon

The head of the bison dragon resembles a bottle opener, with a smaller head shield and a pair of sharp horns extending to the back, with a parrot-like beak-like mouth.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Five: Pachycephalus

The skull of the thick-nosed dragon has a large, flat bulge on it that is used to push enemies.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Six: Swollen-headed Dragon

The head is swollen and so named, it walks on two stout hind legs and is a bird-footed dinosaur.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Seven: Dragon

☆ Marine life

As the terminator of the big boss in the Jurassic World, the Canglong dragon is truly the largest top predator in the ocean during the Cretaceous period. It is worth noting, however, that they are social marine reptiles with huge heads, strong jaws and sharp teeth, and resemble crocodiles with fins. They used the power of the group to wipe out competitors in 100,000 years, eventually becoming the hegemon of the sea.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Eight: Long-beaked Dragon

The long-beaked dragon was a plesiosaur with a short neck and long oar-like fins that could paddle water. Although long-beaked dragons can dive into the water to hunt, they need to go to the surface of the water for ventilation.

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Star Dinosaur Fifty-Nine: Aeolian Pterodactyl

Aeolian pterosaurs are the largest flying creatures ever discovered by humans. The entire body is streamlined, and they are also top predators, even preying on small Tyrannosaurus rex. Because of its large appetite, a small Tyrannosaurus rex is only enough for it to eat one meal!

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