What is the scariest dinosaur?

We've seen some scary dinosaurs before, the T-Rex, Utahraptor and Jeholopterus all come to mind, but the newly discovered Heterodontosaur may be the scariest of all. It was a small, fanged dinosaur species that wandered around the toes of other dinosaurs.
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What was the craziest dinosaur?

The Six Weirdest Dinosaurs To Actually Exist
  • Mamenchisaurus. The mamenchisaurus may look like the cousin of the brontosaurus, but there is one bizarre and significant difference. ...
  • The Most Bizarre Dinosaurs: Nigersaurus taqueti. ...
  • Carnotaurus. ...
  • Weird Dinosaurs: Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai.
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What was the most badass dinosaur?

Tyrannosaurus rex (“tie-RAN-a-SORE-uss rex”) needs no introduction; its reputation as the ultimate carnivore and most badass dinosaur ever to roam the Earth precedes it. Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex for short) literally means “tyrant lizard king”, and there can be no doubt that it lived up to its name.
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What was the meanest dinosaur?

Tyrannosaurus rex looked the most ferocious of all the dinosaurs, but in terms of overall cunning, determination and its array of vicious weapons it was Utahraptor that was probably the fiercest of all.
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Who is stronger than T. rex?

But perhaps the biggest difference between the movie's Spinosaurus and the real-life Spinosaurus is the force of its bite. In Jurassic Park 3, the Spinosaurus easily defeated the T-rex by clenching its neck tightly between its jaws.
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Which dinosaur is still alive?

In an evolutionary sense, birds are a living group of dinosaurs because they descended from the common ancestor of all dinosaurs. Other than birds, however, there is no scientific evidence that any dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, or Triceratops, are still alive.
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What dinosaur can beat T-Rex?

A Tyrannosaurus Rex might be known for its ferocious bite, but now scientists say a caiman that lived eight million years ago, had a bite TWICE as powerful. Known as Purussaurus brasiliensis, the reptilian predator lived in the Amazon region in South America.
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Which dinosaur is smartest?

Troodon had a large brain for its relatively small size and was probably among the smartest dinosaurs. Its brain is proportionally larger than those found in living reptiles, so the animal may have been as intelligent as modern birds, which are more similar in brain size.
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What is the fastest dinosaur?

The fastest dinosaur could be the Struthiomimus, running up to 60 mph (96 kph). The dinosaur Compsognathus ran around 40 mph (64 kph), and the Megalosaurus ran about 30 mph (48 kph). The Dilophosaurus could run about 20 mph (32 kph).
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Which is the king of dinosaurs?

T. rex may be the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, but how did evolution produce such a marvellous creature, the biggest predator ever to live on land? It's been a mystery for a long time, but a new species of tyrannosaur from Uzbekistan – a smaller and earlier cousin of T. rex – provides some valuable clues.
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What dinosaur has 1000 teeth?

Nigersaurus -- so named because it was discovered in Niger -- had the long neck of a Diplodocus and up to 1,000 teeth in its intricate jaws, Sereno, of the University of Chicago, said on Monday.
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What was the first dinosaur?

Nyasasaurus Parringtoni is believed to be the earliest dinosaur to have ever lived on Earth. It predates all other dinosaurs by more than 10 million years.
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What is the least popular dinosaur?

Therizinosaurus

If any dinosaur needed a manicure, it'd be Therizinosaurus whose massive claws measured up to 27.5 inches long.
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What is the slowest dinosaur?

Thyrephora were the slowest dinosaurs from the Ornithiscia group. They would be covered in bony plates or spikes to protect themselves as they could not run away. An example of this is the Stegosaurus. Ceropod dinosaurs were all herbivores (plant eaters) they would have horned faces.
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What dinosaur had the biggest brain?

Troodontids (formerly Saurornithoidids) were remarkable in having the largest brain-to-body size ratio of all non-avian dinosaurs, possibly making them the most intelligent dinosaurs on a level with the smartest birds.
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Which dinosaur had the strongest bite force?

The Tyrannosaurus rex had the strongest bite of any known land animal — extinct or otherwise.
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What dinosaur is the T-Rex afraid of?

Except for some carnivorous dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex is also afraid to provoke some herbivorous dinosaurs, and Ankylosaurus is one of them. It was equipped with a powerful tail club that could be swung with enough force to shatter bone.
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Who killed Trex?

rex groaned out in agony as the Spinosaurus gripped his neck with it's arms and snapped the rival dinosaur's neck, killing him instantly.
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Who wins Spino or Trex?

Yet, the T-Rex had a massive neck that the Spinosaurus wasn't going to break with its bite power. The T-Rex could thrash free and clamp down on the Spinosaurus. With all that power and the 12-inch teeth, the most likely outcome is that the T-Rex kills Spinosaurus.
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Are dinosaurs coming back in 2050?

The Adam Smith Institute, a British think tank, has released a new report predicting what life will be like in 2050. According to the report: "Several species of dinosaur will be recreated, making their appearance on Earth for the first time in 66 million years.
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How many dinosaurs are there 2021?

In 2016, the estimated number of dinosaur species that existed in the Mesozoic was 1,543–2,468. In 2021, the number of modern-day birds (avian dinosaurs) was estimated to be at 10,806 species. Some are herbivorous, others carnivorous, including seed-eaters, fish-eaters, insectivores, and omnivores.
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What if dinosaurs never went extinct?

"If dinosaurs didn't go extinct, mammals probably would've remained in the shadows, as they had been for over a hundred million years," says Brusatte. "Humans, then, probably would've never been here." But Dr. Gulick suggests the asteroid may have caused less of an extinction had it hit a different part of the planet.
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Who would win in a fight T-Rex vs Ankylosaurus?

T-Rex vs Ankylosaurus: Size

Tyrannosaurus Rex could grow up to 15,000lbs, stand anywhere from 12ft to 20ft tall, and measured 40ft long at its utmost. Depending on how large the dinosaur grew, it could beat the Ankylosaurus in every measurement.
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