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Masiakasaurus

Carnivores may not be Emanuel’s favourite BUT the Masiakasaurus has some amazingly unusual teeth. This theropod from the late Cretaceous period had hooked front teeth that angled out, most likely for catching and eating fish. This image HERE really shows those wicked teeth. Surprisingly it was NOT a large dinosaur, believed to have been the size of a large dog. And now, onto the videos!

First off, I’m a Dinosaur covered this dinosaur briefly…

If you are interested in a musical interlude with many illustrations of our toothy carnivore you can watch this youTube video.

And now, the links… The Natural History Museum has some rather interesting facts simply put out HERE. Age of Dinosaurs has their map showing where in Africa this dinosaur was found HERE. Prehistoric Wildlife has a page on our “vicious lizard” HERE. Jurassic Park Wiki has a very short entry HERE. Dinosaurs.about.com has a great picture of a skull of this dinosaur HERE. EnchantedLearning has a fact sheet HERE. Wiki of course has an article HERE. Our colouring page is a much more artistic rendition HERE.

Joint project (Zander left)