MOST AMAZING DINOSAURS
Ouranosaurus
(‘Brave lizard’)
Herbivore
Early Cretaceous, 115-110 MYA
Found in: North Africa
Lived in: Forests
Ouranosaurus did not
have many defence
mechanisms but it could
use its sail to appear
bigger than it really
was to enemies
Fact
Dino skill
Like Spinosaurus and Stegosaurus, the large
sail on the spine of Ouranosaurus helped to
regulate its temperature.
Killer rating: 1/5
Speed: 2/5
Defence: 2/5
Ouranosaurus
Skull
Its skull was 67cm long
and quite fl at
Two legs or four?
Ouranosaurus could run on
two legs or walk on four
Sail
The distinctive spine ran
across the length of
Ouranosaurus’ back and
besides keeping the
dinosaur cool, could have
stored energy for the winter
Herbivore
Ouranosaurus had no
teeth in its beak, but it had
teeth inside its cheeks,
with which it chewed up
food such as leaves, fruit
and seeds
Intelligence
Ouranosaurus had
average intelligence
for a dinosaur