Dinosaur Fun Facts

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 themselves as they wore down. Compare that to duck-billed hadrosaurs, which were the runners-up with “only” 300 teeth. Nature’s own version of being prepared for anything!

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Therizinosaurus

The Dinosaur That Broke All the Rules (And Had the Claws to Prove It) Fun fact: the longest claws of any land animal that has ever existed on this planet belonged to a dinosaur that ate plants. One meter long. That's over three feet. Each claw. And it used...

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,...

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...