Triceratops

ceratopsian

9.0 m

5,500 kg

tough palm fronds

Triceratops

Triceratops was a plant-eater with specialised teeth for cutting and slicing and a huge stomach for digesting tough plant matter. It would have used its horns for defending itself from predators like Tyrannosaurus.

Stegosaurus

armoured dinosaur

9.0 m

4,500 kg

plants

Stegosaurus

This slow-moving plant-eater used spikes on its tail to fend off would-be predators. The jury is still out on what the spiny plates on its back were used for.

Tyrannosaurus

large theropod

12.0 m

7,000 kg

other animals

Tyrannosaurus

An infamous meat-eating predator. Look at the evidence as to whether Tyrannosaurus hunted in packs or alone.

Diplodocus

sauropod

26.0 m

15,000 kg

leaves from trees and soft plants

Diplodocus

What did this giant look like and how did it hold its enormous neck?

Coelophysis

small theropod

2.0 m

27 kg

vertebrates

Coelophysis

This small meat-eater was one of the earliest dinosaurs. It was fast and agile and would have fed on animals like small reptiles and insects.