Marginocephalia

My biggest drawing yet! Took about a day or so

My favourite Dinosaur of every clade, this time we're doing Marginocephalians and some basal Neornithischians, note that I won't include any clade where my favourite doesn't change, for example, if Triceratops is my favourite Ceratopsian, I won't bother to say what's my favourite Chasmosaurine, anyways let's get into it

Favourite basal Neornithischian: Kulindadromeus

Favourite Jeholosaurid: Jeholosaurus I guess

Favourite Thescelosaurid: Oryctodromeus

Favourite Thescelosaurine: Thescelosaurus

Favourite Marginocephalian: Pachyrhinosaurus

Favourite Basal Ceratopsian: Psittacosaurus

Favourite Chaoyangsaurid: Yinlong

Favourite Basal Neoceratopsian: Microceratus

Favourite Archaeopceratopsid: Archaeoceratops out of obligation

Favourite Leptoceratopsid: Udanoceratops

Favourite Protoceratopsid: Protoceratops

Ajkaceratops is either Favourite Basal Euceratopsian or Favourite Basal Ceratopsoid, but either way I don't care

Favourite Basal Ceratosauromorph: Turanoceratops and Zuniceratops are the only two choises and I can't decide between the two, let's just say Turanoceratops and move on

All Basal Ceratopsids are dubious so let's move, I'll just say Ceratops

Favourite Basal Centrosaurine: Diabloceratops

Favourite Nasutoceratopsin; Nasutoceratops

Favourite Centrosaurin: Styracosaurus

Favourite Basal Pachyrhinosaurin: So Pachyrostra is apparently a thing so I have to create this category, anyways this goes to Einiosaurus

Favourite Chasmosaurine: Well I can't decide between Triceratops, Eotriceratops, Pentaceratops, and Kosmoceratops, so let's just say Triceratops

Favourite Basal Chasmosaurine: Well, I guess I'll go with Pentaceratops but Kosmoceratops is really close as well

Favourite Pachycephalosaurian: Pachycephalosaurus by a long shot, it would have been Dracorex if it wasn't a synonym

Favourite Basal Pachycephalosaurian: Wannanosaurus is the only one that fits that description

Favourite Basal Pachycephalosaurid: Stegoceras

Favourite Basal Pachycephalosaurine: Prenocephale

That's it, next time we'll do the Ornithopods

Biggest sauropod:

By weight- Maraapunisaurus fragilimus

By length- Barosaurus lentus

Biggest theropod:

By weight- Tyrannosaurus rex

By length- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

Biggest ornithopod:

By weight- Shantungosaurus giganteus

By length- Shantungosaurus giganteus

Biggest marginocephalian:

By weight- Triceratops horridus

By length- Eotriceratops xerinsularis

Biggest thyreophoran:

By weight- Ankylosaurus magniventris

By length- Stegosaurus ungulatus

Ornithomimus velox

Classification

Name Meaning Swift Bird Mimic

Diet Herbivore

Description Ostrich-like dinosaurs with duck-bills

Family Ornithomimidae

Physiology

Attributes Ostrich-like body; duck-bills; long necks; very fast

Height 2.2 m (7.21 ft)

Length 4.15 m (13.61 ft)

Weight 167 kg (370 lb)

Archaeopteryx lithographica

Classification

Name Meaning Lithographic Old Wing

Diet Carnivore

Description A bird-like dinosaur

Family Archaeopterygidae

Physiology

Attributes Bird-like attributes; feathers

Height 0.5 metres (1.6 ft)

Length 500 mm (20")

Wingspan 60 cm (2 ft)

Weight 1 kg (2.2 lb)

Tyrannosaurus rex

Classification

Name Meaning Tyrant Lizard King

Diet Carnivore

Description Gigantic predatory dinosaur with tiny arms, powerful jaws with bone-crushing teeth, and large muscular legs

Family Tyrannosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Large body with a massive head; two small arms (each one ending in two clawed fingers); powerful jaws; long, muscular legs; bone-crushing teeth; long, heavy tail; quick speed; tremendous strength

Height 6.19 m (20.30 ft)

Length 15.34 m (50.32 ft)

Weight 7.5 t (16,534 lb)

Allosaurus fragilis

Classification

Name Meaning Fragile Different Lizard

Diet Carnivore

Description Large predatory dinosaur with red crests over its eyes and three-fingered hands with sharp claws

Family Allosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Large streamlined shape for killing dinosaurs; red crests over eyes; sharp teeth; three-fingered hands with sharp claws

Height 5.0 m (16.5 ft)

Length 12.5–14.0 m (40–45.93 ft)

Weight 5 t (11,023 lb)

Compsognathus longipes

Classification

Name Meaning Long-Footed Dainty Jaws

Diet Carnivore/Insectivore

Description Small, chicken-sized dinosaur weight as Smurfette with a red track suit

Family Compsognathidae

Physiology

Attributes Small-size; agile,

Height 30.5 cm (1 feet)

Length 1 m (3.28 ft)

Weight 3.5 kg (7.7 lb)

Apatosaurus ajax

Classification

Name Meaning Ajax's Deceptive Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Giant sauropod dinosaurs similar in appearance to Diplodocus

Family Diplodocidae

Physiology

Attributes A long horizontal neck with a small head; a small hump; long whiplike tail; large pillar-like legs

Height 5.6 m (18.37 ft)

Length 21.4 m (70.20 ft)

Weight 30 t (66,138 lb)

Diplodocus hallorum

Classification

Name Meaning Hallorum's Double Beam

Diet Herbivore

Description Immensely long sauropod with a long whip-like tail and Iguana-like spines

Family Diplodocidae

Physiology

Attributes Long neck; long tail; iguana-like spikes on back; longest sauropod dinosaur

Height 5.93 m (19.45 ft)

Length 33–33.5 m (108–110 ft)

Weight 25 t (55,115 lb)

Brachiosaurus altithorax

Classification

Name Meaning Arm Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Enormous sauropod with a vertical neck and nasal crest that feeds high in trees

Family Brachiosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Large size; long, vertical neck; nasal crest

Height 16.0 m (52.2 ft)

Length 23.04 m (75.59 ft)

Weight 70 t (154,324 lb)

Supersaurus vivianae

Classification

Name Meaning Vivian's Super Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Giant sauropod dinosaurs similar in appearance to Diplodocus

Family Diplodocidae

Physiology

Attributes Long neck; long tail; iguana-like spikes on back; longest sauropod dinosaur similar to Diplodocus

Height 15 m (50 ft)

Length 32–35 m (105–115 ft)

Weight 40 t (80,000 lbs)

Ultrasaurus tabriensis

Classification

Name Meaning Ultra Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Enormous sauropod with a vertical neck and nasal crest that feeds high in trees

Family Brachiosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Large size; long, vertical neck; nasal crest

Height 18 m (60 ft)

Length 30 m (100 ft)

Weight 80 t (254,324 lb)

Edmontosaurus annectens

Classification

Name Meaning Connected Edmonton Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Large dinosaurs with massive tails and duckbill-like beak, short fore legs, and long hind legs

Family Hadrosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Large duck-bill; thousands of chewing teeth; massive tail; walks on four legs and runs on two legs

Height 4.1 m (13.45 ft)

Length 12–15.2 m (39–50 ft)

Weight 5 t (11,023 lb)

Parasaurolophus walkeri

Classification

Name Meaning Walker's Near-Crested Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Duck-billed dinosaur with crest on head

Family Hadrosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Crest on head

Height 3.7 m (12.13 ft)

Length 11.1 m (36.41 ft)

Weight 3.5 t (7,716 lb)

Corythosaurus casuarius

Classification

Name Meaning Cassowary-like Helmet Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Hadrosaur with helmet-like crest on head

Family Hadrosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Helmet-like crest on head

Height 3.4 m (11.15 ft)

Length 8 m (26.24 ft)

Weight 3.07 t (6,768 lb)

Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis

Classification

Name Meaning Thick-Headed Lizard from Wyoming

Diet Herbivore

Description Dinosaur with a thick, domed head

Family Pachycephalosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Thick, domed head; long legs; short arms

Height 1.9 m (6.23 ft)

Length 4.7 m (15.41 ft)

Weight 1 t (2,204 lb)

Protoceratops andrewsi

Classification

Name Meaning Andrews' First-Horned Face

Diet Herbivore

Description Small, sheep-sized ceratopsian dinosaur

Family Ceratopsidae

Physiology

Attributes Small size; beak and frill

Height 1 m (3.5 ft)

Length 2.2 m (7.21 ft)

Weight 272 kg (600 lb)

Triceratops horridus

Classification

Name Meaning Horrid Three-Horned Face

Diet Herbivore

Description Large dinosaurs with three horns on their heads and a frill to protect its neck

Family Ceratopsidae

Physiology

Attributes Three horns; large frill; related to Torosaurus

Height 3.1 m (10.17 ft)

Length 9.2 m (30.18 ft)

Weight 8 t (17,637 lb)

Pentaceratops sternbergii

Classification

Name Meaning Sternberg's Five-Horned Face

Diet Herbivore

Description A large ceratopsian with five horns

Family Ceratopsidae

Physiology

Attributes Large frill; horns; large size; beak

Height 5 m (16.5 feet)

Length 6.5 m (21.32 ft)

Weight 5.5 t (12,125 lb)

Styracosaurus albertensis

Classification

Name Meaning Alberta's Spiked Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Ceratopsian with single large horn and spikes frill

Family Ceratopsidae

Physiology

Attributes Single large horn; crowned frill

Height 1.8 m (5.90 ft)

Length 5.5 m (18.04 ft)

Weight 2.7 t (5,952 lb)

Stegosaurus ungulatus

Classification

Name Meaning Hoofed Roofed Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Herbivorous dinosaur with large bony plates along its curved shape back and four spikes on the end of the tail

Family Stegosauridae

Physiology

Attributes 17 large plates on its back; four, long, powerful thagomizer on its tail; very small brain; able to flush blood into plates; small head

Height 4.93 m (14.16 ft) at the hips 5.23 m (17.15 ft) at tallest plate

Length 11.06 m (36.28 ft)

Weight 7.4 t (16,314 lb)

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Classification

Name Meaning Great Belly Fused Lizard

Diet Herbivore

Description Heavily-armored herbivorous dinosaur equipped with a massive club at the end of the tail

Family Ankylosauridae

Physiology

Attributes Heavy armor; armored eyelids; club at tail end; short legs

Height 2.3 m (7.54 ft)

Length 10.31 m (33.82 ft)

Weight 7 t (15,432 lb)

Pterodactyls longiceps

Classification

Name Meaning

Long-Headed Winged fingers

Diet Piscivore

Description Large pterosaur with crest on head

Family Pteranodontidae

Physiology

Attributes Large head crest; large wingspan; lightweight; long beak

Wingspan 7.7 m (25.26 ft)

Weight 75 kg (165 lb)

Mosasaurus hoffmanni

Classification

Name Meaning Hoffmann's Meuse River Lizard

Diet Carnivore

Description Mosasaur with crocodilian-like attributes

Family Mosasauridae

Physiology

Attributes Sharp teeth; armor-like body

Length 7.21 meters (23.65 feet)

Weight 4 tons (8,809 pounds)