Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Maleevosaurus

- Other Names: Gorgosaurus novojilovi
- Pronunciation: MAH-lee-av-vuh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Maleev (Eugene Alexandrovich) Lizard
- Order: Saurischia
- Suborder: Theropoda
- Infraorder: Tetanurae
- Micro-order: Carnosauria
- Family: Tyrannosauridae
- Period: Late Cretaceous
- Description: Carnivore, Bipedal
- Notes: First thought to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus, Maleevosaurusis now considered to be a distinct genus. It had tall spines on its neckvertebrae, which would have given it an appearance different fromthat of other tyrannosaurids.