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Theropods

   The Theropods were the carnivorous  ("meat-eating") Saurischia or "lizard-hipped" dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurs
T-Rex was one of the largest and powerful of all predatory dinosaurs.  Many believe that he was the largest flesh-eating land animal that has ever lived.  He was a long as a tennis court and as heavy an elephant.  He was tall enough to peer into an upstairs room.  Saw edged teeth armed the mighty jaws of its immense head.  Compared to its powerful hind legs, its forelegs were rather puny - about the size of a human's arms. No one has any proof as to the color of dinosaurs.  Some believe that they were colorful like birds; other believe they were a muted gray like elephants.  For 2002, the traditional green replica has been joined by brown brother.  Both replicas are 10" long.
Tyrannosaurus - Green 
 
No. LRP13-TG.  Only $8.95
Tyrannosaurs - Brown 
 
No. LRP13-TB.  Only $8.95
Carnotaurus Spinosaurus
Carnotaurus
The 1985 Argentina discovery of a big bizarre dinosaur rocked the paleontology community.  It was most certainly a Theropod, but it had a much shorter, more bull-like head than known.  Most extraordinary were the pointed, wing-like horns about its eyes.  Other remarkable features included small, forward facing eyes, spinal bones with wing-like projections, and prominent rows of scales along the back and sides. These features led to the name, which means "carnivorous bull."  It lived about 97 million years ago and was about 25 feet long.  The replica is 6" long. 
 
No. LRP13-CR.  Only $5.95
Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus was as long as the Tyrannosaurus, but less heavily built.  Its most unusual feature was a tail skin "sail" that was held aloft by bony swords rising up to five feet from the backbone, like thorns.  This led to its name which means "Thorn Lizard."  It lived 100 to 95 million years ago.  Fossils have been found North Africa.  The replica is 9" long. 
 
No. LRP13-SP.  Only $9.95
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