Carnivore

Segisaurus is one of the smallest theropods from the coelophysidae family, weighing between 10 and 15 pounds and growing to around one metre in length. Lightweight but with long, powerful legs, Segisaurus is impressively agile and can run at rapid speed - a vital tool for escaping predators.

Like it’s more famous cousin Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tarbosaurus is a tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period, and is native to Asia – in fact, many dinosaur experts believe it not to be its own genus, but an Asian species of Tyrannosaurus. Growing to around 11m in length and over five tonnes in weight, this terrifying apex predator has one of the most powerful jaws ever found in a dinosaur, as well as rows of large, sharp teeth.

Notable for the large crest on its back, Concavenator is a carnivorous theropod that dates back around 130 million years to the early Cretaceous period. This genus can grow up to 6m in length and over 800lbs in weight, with a long tail for maintaining balance and a pronounced triangular crest above its hips. Experts believe the crest may be used to regulate temperature or act as a display for attracting a mate.

As you might have guessed from the name, the therapod dinosaur Utahraptor first lived in the Utah region of the western United States during the early Cretaceous period. 5m long and weighing around 300kg, Utahraptor is one of the biggest – and slowest - genera in the dromaeosauridae family. Unable to outrun most smaller dinosaurs, this genus relies on its sickle claws and a powerful bite to ambush its prey.

Dating back around 65-70 million years during the late Cretaceous period, the fearsome Gigantoraptor is the largest dinosaur of the oviraptorosaur family, growing to around 8m in length and weighing in at over two tonnes. Aside from its impressive size, Gigantoraptor is notable for its lack of teeth – although it has a strong jaw capable of shearing through large plants.

Yutyrannus is a carnivorous dinosaur from the tyrannosauroid family – a distant relative of the fearsome Tyrannosaur rex - that is notable for the long feathers on its body and tail. In fact, at around 9m in length, this genus is the largest carnivorous dinosaur known to have feathers – lending it the name Yutyrannus, which translates to ‘feathered tyrant’.

Jeholopterus is an anurognathid pterosaur notable for its blunt snout and rows of sharp teeth. The genus takes its name from the Jehol region of Inner Mongolia that it called home and has a wingspan of around 32 inches. It dates back to the mid-Jurassic period, around 164 million years ago.

Weighing around seven tonnes and growing up to around 11m in length, Deinocheirus is the largest ornithomimosaur ever to have existed. This genus dates back approximately 70m years to the late Cretaceous period and its name translates as ‘horrible hand’, in reference to its large, powerful claws.

The carnivorous theropod Sinosauropteryx is native to north-east China and dates back to the early Cretaceous period. This genus weighs a little over five pounds and grows to around 1m in length. It is a relative of Compsognathus although, unlike its older cousin, it has feathers. In fact, it is the first known example of a non-avian dinosaur to display feathers, and lead paleontologists towards the theory that modern-day birds evolved from dinosaur reptiles.

The tyrannosauroid Moros intrepidus is a theropod from the late Cretaceous period. A full-size Moros intrepidus grows to a little under 1m tall, making it one of the smallest dinosaurs in the tyrannosauroid family, only a fraction of the size of its more famous – and far more fearsome – relative, Tyrannosaurus rex.