Dinosaur Fun Facts

The Misunderstood Oviraptor

The Misunderstood Oviraptor

The Great Egg Thief That Wasn't Meet Oviraptor, whose name literally means "egg thief" - but here's the twist: this dinosaur got one of the worst reputations in paleontology based on a complete misunderstanding! The Mistaken Identity Story Back in 1923,...

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Dilophosaurus

Dilophosaurus

Speaking of things that aren't what they seem, here's a fun fact about the Dilophosaurus from the first Jurassic Park movie: it's completely wrong! In the film, you see this turkey-sized, venom-spitting, neck-frilled monster that kills Dennis Nedry. In reality, the...

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Nigersaurus

Nigersaurus

Meet Nigersaurus (pronounced “knee-jer-saurus”), a dinosaur that had over 500 teeth! Named after the Republic of Niger in Africa, where its fossils were found, this 30-foot-long plant-eater had a unique dental battery system with rows of teeth that constantly replaced...

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