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...that the ankylosaur Antarctopelta dinosaur found in Antarctica ?
...that the dinosaur Mei Mei long , means "sleeping dragon" in Chinese because its skeleton was found in a sleeping position.
...that the Chinese ankylosaur Tianchisaurus Steven Spielberg 's movie Jurassic Park species epithet "nedegoapeferima " is formed from the last names of the lead actors of the movie: Ne ill, De rn, Go ldblum, A ttenborough, Pe ck, Fe rrero, Ri chards and Ma zzello.
...that despite being one of the best known dinosaurs , a complete skeleton of Triceratops
...that Cryolophosaurus Elvisaurus because the bizarre crest running across its head resembles Elvis Presley's 1950s pompadour haircut ?
...that Polar dinosaurs Australia , because during the early Cretaceous the continent of Australia was still linked to Antarctica ?
...that the only surviving fossils of Aegyptosaurus Munich , Germany, during World War II?
...that Late Cretaceous duckbilled dinosaur Gryposaurus monumentensis
...that fossil remains of the dinosaur species Aralosaurus Kazakhstan after the Aral Sea started shrinking significantly?
...that the dinosaur Lufengosaurus China , was the first dinosaur to appear on a commemorative postage stamp , in 1958?
...that the prosauropod dinosaur Efraasia genus ?
...that Oryctodromeus genus of small herbivorous dinosaur from the mid Cretaceous of Montana , is the first dinosaur described as making burrows ?
...that Nqwebasaurus Cretaceous coelurosaurid dinosaur from Africa , had an opposable thumb known as a "killer claw"?
...that some specimens of the dinosaur Struthiomimus fire ?
...that Bruhathkayosaurus sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of India, has been called the largest dinosaur ever?
...that discoveries of Maiasaura nests , eggs and hatchlings provided the first ever proof that large dinosaurs raised their young?
...that the Phyllodon herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic found in present-day Portugal, may have been closely related to North American dinosaurs?
...that species of Prosaurolophus duckbilled dinosaur , have been described by Barnum Brown and Jack Horner , two of the most prominent paleontologists of the 20th century?
...that Lophostropheus Normandy is one of the only dinosaurs known from the Triassic -Jurassic boundary?
...that Trachodon duckbill name in the past, is based on teeth which include both duckbill and horned dinosaur specimens?
...that the nest of eggs that gave Oviraptor
...that Rapetosaurus titanosaur known from fossils that include both a skeleton and skull ?
...that specimens of Coelophysis cannibalism actually have the remains of other animals in their stomachs, or are lying on top of other Coelophysis individuals?
...that Monoclonius dinosaur books , may be an invalid name based on the remains of juveniles of other horned dinosaurs ?
...that up to ten species of Psittacosaurus dinosaur genus ?
...that Therizinosaurus
...that the remains of Animantarx radioactive and were located using a scintillation counter before they had even been exposed on the surface?
...that Pedopenna bird-like feathers on its feet?
...that Ekrixinatosaurus dynamite ?
...that the Ischigualasto Argentina preserves many of the oldest known dinosaurs ?
...that Atlascopcosaurus Qantassaurus Australian dinosaurs named after businesses?
...that a specimen of Brachylophosaurus skin ?
...that the ceratopsian Auroraceratops
...that a Brachiosaurus O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ?
...that Othniel Charles Marsh named two species of the dinosaur Coelurus quarry , not knowing that the bones belonged to the same skeleton?
...that Mahakala dromaeosaurid from Mongolia , is named after Mahakala , one of the eight protective deities (dharmapalas , "Protectors of the Law ") in Tibetan Buddhism ?
... that Titanoceratops Pentaceratops , and that the two were only distantly related?
... that Patagosaurus sauropod dinosaur from Patagonia that is known from an almost complete skeleton and partial skull?
... that though many specimens of Saurolophus angustirostris Saurolophus osborni
