Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Elaphrosaurus

- Pronunciation: ee-LAFF-ruh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Lightweight Lizard
- Order: Saurischia
- Suborder: Theropoda
- Infraorder: Tetanurae
- Family: Ornithomimidae
- Superfamily: Ornithomimosauria
- Height: 6.5 feet (2 meters)
- Length: 11 feet (3.4 meters)
- Period: Late Jurassic
- Description: Carnivore,Bipedal
- Notes: Elaphrosaurus was discovered in Africa and North America.One of the earliest members of the ornithomimid family, it was a verylightweight, fast predator. Its hands and feet each had three digits.