Carnivorous Dinosaurs
Carnivorous dinosaurs were the apex predators of their time. From the massive T. rex to the swift Velociraptor, meat-eating dinosaurs evolved incredible hunting tools: razor-sharp teeth, powerful jaws, binocular vision, and in some cases, pack-hunting intelligence. They dominated every ecosystem they lived in.
Fun Facts
- ✓Most carnivorous dinosaurs were theropods — bipedal dinosaurs that walked on two legs, leaving their arms free.
- ✓T. rex had the most powerful bite of any land animal ever measured — about 8,000 pounds of force.
- ✓Spinosaurus was likely the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever, possibly reaching 50 feet long — longer than T. rex.
- ✓Many carnivorous dinosaurs had hollow bones, just like modern birds, which made them lighter and faster.
- ✓Some carnivorous dinosaurs, including Velociraptor, had feathers.
Questions About Carnivorous Dinosaurs
Carnivorous Dinosaurs
Abelisaurus
ah-BEEL-ee-sore-us
Acrocanthosaurus
ah-kro-KAN-tho-SORE-us
Adasaurus
AH-dah-SORE-us
Afrovenator
aff-ROW-ven-ah-tor
Albertavenator
al-BER-ta-ven-AY-tor
Albertosaurus
al-BER-toh-saw-russ
Alectrosaurus
ah-LEK-tro-SORE-us
Alioramus
al-ee-oh-RAY-mus
Allosaurus
AL-oh-saw-russ
Alvarezsaurus
al-VAR-ez-SORE-us
Anchiornis
an-kee-OR-niss
Angaturama
an-gah-too-RAH-mah
Archaeopteryx
ark-ee-OPT-er-ix
Aucasaurus
AW-ka-sore-us
Bahariasaurus
bah-HAR-ee-ah-SOR-us
Baryonyx
bah-ree-ON-icks
Becklespinax
BECK-el-spy-naks
Borogovia
bor-o-GOH-vee-a
Carcharodontosaurus
kar-KAR-oh-don-toe-SORE-us
Carnotaurus
kar-noh-TOR-us
Ceratosaurus
ser-AT-oh-sore-us
Coelophysis
seel-OH-fie-sis
Coelurus
seel-YEW-rus
Compsognathus
komp-sog-NATH-us
Concavenator
kon-kah-VEN-ah-tor
Condorraptor
KON-dor-RAP-tor
Cryolophosaurus
CRY-oh-LOAF-oh-sore-us
Daspletosaurus
dass-PLEE-toe-SORE-us
Deinonychus
dye-NON-ick-us
Deltadromeus
del-tah-DROH-mee-us
Dilophosaurus
die-LOAF-oh-sore-us
Dromaeosaurus
DROM-ee-oh-SAW-russ
Dryptosaurus
DRIP-toe-SORE-us
Elaphrosaurus
el-AF-ro-SORE-us
Epidexipteryx
ep-ih-DEX-ih-TAIR-ix
Eustreptospondylus
ewe-STREP-toe-SPON-die-luss
Fukuiraptor
foo-koo-EE-rap-tor
Gasosaurus
GAS-oh-SORE-us
Giganotosaurus
gig-an-OH-toe-SORE-us
Gorgosaurus
GOR-go-sore-us
Graciliraptor
gruh-SIL-ee-rap-tor
Guanlong
GWAHN-long
Haplocheirus
hap-loh-KY-russ
Herrerasaurus
herr-RAY-rah-SORE-us
Huaxiagnathus
hwah-SHEE-ag-NAY-thus
Ichthyovenator
IK-thee-oh-ven-AY-tor
Irritator
irr-it-AY-tor
Juravenator
jur-AH-ven-ay-tor
Labocania
lah-boh-KAY-nee-ah
Liaoningosaurus
lee-OW-ning-oh-SORE-us
Liliensternus
lil-ee-en-SHTERN-us
Linheraptor
LIN-heh-RAP-tor
Magnosaurus
MAG-no-SOR-us
Majungasaurus
mah-JOON-gah-sore-us
Mapusaurus
MAH-poo-SORE-us
Marshosaurus
marsh-oh-SORE-us
Megalosaurus
MEG-ah-low-SORE-us
Megaraptor
MEG-ah-RAP-tor
Metriacanthosaurus
met-ree-ah-KAN-tho-sore-us
Microraptor
MY-kroe-RAP-tor
Monolophosaurus
mono-LOH-foh-sore-us
Mononykus
mo-NON-ee-kus
Nanuqsaurus
nan-OOK-sore-us
Neovenator
NEE-oh-ve-NAY-tor
Ornitholestes
or-NITH-oh-LES-teez
Piatnitzkysaurus
pye-AT-nits-key-SOR-us
Proceratosaurus
proh-KAIR-at-oh-SORE-us
Qianzhousaurus
chyen-JOH-sor-us
Rahonavis
rah-HOH-nah-vis
Rajasaurus
RAH-juh-sore-us
Raptorex
RAP-toh-rex
Rugops
ROO-gops
Scipionyx
ship-ee-OH-niks
Segisaurus
sayg-ee-SOR-us
Shaochilong
SHOW-chee-long
Siats
SEE-ats
Sinornithoides
sy-nor-NITH-oy-deez
Sinornithosaurus
sine-or-NITH-oh-sore-us
Sinosauropteryx
SINE-oh-sore-OP-ter-iks
Sinovenator
SY-no-vee-NAY-tor
Sinraptor
SY-nuh-RAP-tor
Skorpiovenator
SKOR-pee-oh-ven-AY-tor
Spinosaurus
SPINE-oh-SORE-us
Suchomimus
SOO-koh-mim-us
Tarbosaurus
TAR-bow-SORE-us
Timimus
TIM-ih-mus
Torvosaurus
TOR-voh-SORE-us
Tyrannosaurus
tie-RAN-oh-sore-us
Tyrannotitan
tie-RAN-oh-TIE-tan
Unenlagia
oon-en-LAH-gee-ah
Utahraptor
YOO-tah-RAP-tor
Variraptor
VAR-ee-RAP-tor
Velociraptor
vel-OSS-ee-rap-tor
Wiehenvenator
VEE-en-veh-NAY-tor
Xenotarsosaurus
ZEE-no-TAR-so-SOR-us
Xiaotingia
shyow-TING-ee-uh
Xuanhanosaurus
SHWAN-han-oh-SOR-us
Yangchuanosaurus
yang-choo-AHN-oh-SORE-us
Yi qi
YEE chee
Yutyrannus
YOO-tie-RAN-us
Zhenyuanlong
zhen-YWAN-long
Zhuchengtyrannus
zhoo-CHENG-tih-RAN-us