Carnivores
37 carnivore dinosaurs.
Tyrannosaurus
The most famous theropod dinosaur and one of the largest land predators ever. Had the stro...
12.3m · 9tVelociraptor
Much smaller than depicted in Jurassic Park — about the size of a turkey. Had a distinctiv...
2.1m · 15kgSpinosaurus
The largest known carnivorous dinosaur, bigger than T. rex. Had a distinctive sail on its ...
14m · 7tAllosaurus
The apex predator of the Late Jurassic, long before T. rex. May have hunted in packs to ta...
8.5m · 2tArchaeopteryx
The famous missing link between dinosaurs and birds. Had feathers clearly visible in fossi...
0.5m · 0.5kgDeinonychus
The dinosaur that revolutionized paleontology. John Ostrom described it in 1969, arguing i...
3.4m · 73kgCarnotaurus
Instantly recognizable by its two bull-like horns above the eyes. Had the shortest arms of...
7.5m · 2tMosasaurus
A giant marine lizard, not a dinosaur. The apex predator of the Late Cretaceous seas. Coul...
17m · 15tMicroraptor
A tiny four-winged dinosaur. Had long flight feathers on both its arms and legs, making it...
0.8m · 1kgDilophosaurus
Known for its twin head crests. The Jurassic Park version (with a frill and venom) is fict...
7m · 400kgCompsognathus
One of the smallest known dinosaurs at about the size of a chicken. A fast, agile predator...
1m · 3kgGiganotosaurus
Slightly larger than T. rex and lived 30 million years earlier. Brain was smaller relative...
12.5m · 7tMegalosaurus
The first dinosaur to be scientifically named (1824). A large theropod known from fragment...
9m · 1tCoelophysis
One of the earliest known dinosaurs. Hundreds of skeletons found together at Ghost Ranch, ...
3m · 20kgQuetzalcoatlus
The largest flying animal ever known with a 10-meter wingspan. A pterosaur, not a dinosaur...
10m · 200kgUtahraptor
The largest known dromaeosaurid — essentially a giant Velociraptor the size of a grizzly b...
5.5m · 500kgIchthyosaurus
A marine reptile shaped remarkably like a modern dolphin — a classic example of convergent...
3m · 100kgKronosaurus
One of the largest pliosaurs, with a skull 2.5 meters long. Had massive, conical teeth des...
10m · 11tAlbertosaurus
A close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex that lived in Canada several million years earlier. ...
9m · 2tAcrocanthosaurus
A giant predator with a ridge of tall spines running along its back and tail, tallest over...
11.5m · 5tAbelisaurus
Known mainly from a single well preserved skull found in 1985. Ornamental ridges above the...
8m · 2tCarcharodontosaurus
Named for teeth like those of a great shark, up to 20 cm long. Among the largest carnivoro...
12.5m · 7tCeratosaurus
A distinctive predator with a blade like nasal horn and a pair above its eyes. Unusually f...
6m · 700kgConcavenator
A predator with a striking hump above its hips raised by two tower like vertebrae. Possibl...
6m · 600kgCryolophosaurus
The first meat eating dinosaur ever found in Antarctica. Its crest ran side to side across...
6.5m · 450kgDaspletosaurus
A heavily built tyrannosaurid that preceded T. rex and may lie near its ancestry. Skulls c...
9m · 3tDilong
An early tyrannosauroid preserved with simple protofeathers. Proves tyrannosaurs descended...
2m · 25kgGorgosaurus
A lightly built tyrannosaurid, faster than its neighbor Daspletosaurus. Hundreds of specim...
8.5m · 3tGuanlong
The oldest known tyrannosauroid, living 95 million years before T. rex. A delicate hollow ...
3m · 120kgHerrerasaurus
One of the earliest dinosaurs, a 5 meter predator from the dawn of the group. A sliding lo...
5m · 350kgLiliensternus
The largest predator of Late Triassic Europe. Carried a small crest on the skull and grasp...
5m · 200kgMapusaurus
A giant carcharodontosaurid found in a bonebed with at least seven individuals of differen...
11m · 6tShonisaurus
A gigantic ichthyosaur, a marine reptile shaped like a cross between a dolphin and a whale...
15m · 30tSinornithosaurus
A feathered dromaeosaur preserving true branching feathers in tufts of varied shape. Sits ...
1.2m · 2kgSinosauropteryx
The first non bird dinosaur ever found with feathers, announced in 1996, launching a scien...
1m · 1kgTarbosaurus
The Asian cousin of T. rex and the second largest tyrannosaurid. Its jaw locked more rigid...
11m · 5tYutyrannus
The largest feathered animal known to science, with filaments up to 20 cm preserved across...
9m · 1t