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title: Saurischians - Noi Dinosauri
description: "Dalle origini del pianeta alle grandi estinzioni. Un viaggio attraverso 4 miliardi di anni di storia, dalle prime forme di vita dell'Adeano ai giganti del Mesozoico e oltre."
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"Lizard-hipped" Dinosaurs

## Species Profiles

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/Utahraptor/utahraptor-lower-cretaceous.webp)

### Utahraptor

Forget the agile, scaly lizards you see in movies. Picture a grizzly bear with the agility of a…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=559:utahraptor&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/yutyrannus/yutyrannus-snow-forest.webp)

### Yutyrannus

The Feathered Paradox
Imagine the ultimate nightmare. A predator as long as a school bus charges…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=553:yutyrannus-huali&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/albertosaurus/albertosaurus-alluvial-plain-late-cretaceous.webp)

### Albertosaurus

Built for Speed
Forget the image of a slow, heavily armored tank. The Albertosaurus was a sleek,…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=546:albertosaurus&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/carnotaurus/Carnotaurus-late-cretaceous.webp)

### Carnotaurus sastrei

The Demonic Bull: Horns and Cranial Biomechanics
Two prominent bony horns above the eyes define…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=540:carnotaurus&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/carcharodontosaurus/carcharodontosaurus-river-middle-cretaceous.webp)

### Carcharodontosaurus

A Nightmare Armed with Serrated Blades
Picture a biological guillotine lined with the teeth of a…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=535:carcharodontosaurus&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![Baryonyx along a stream](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/baryonyx/Baryonyx.webp)

### Baryonyx

The anatomy of Baryonyx reveals an extraordinary adaptation to aquatic hunting. It drastically…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:baryonyx&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/suchomimus/Suchomimus-tenerensis-Lower-Cretaceous-river.webp)

### Suchomimus tenerensis

The False Crocodile: A Snout Out of Place
Picture a skull stretching 1.2 meters — straight,…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=512:suchomimus&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/giganotosaurus/giganotosaurus-carolinii-plain-river-late-cretaceous.webp)

### Giganotosaurus

Giganotosaurus was a surgical assassin. It stretched as long as a standard city bus and weighed as…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=480:giganotosaurus-carolinii&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/microraptor/microraptor-forest-early-cretaceous.webp)

### Microraptor

The Feathered Biplane of the Mesozoic Era
Picture four wings, rather than two, silhouetted against…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=469:microraptor&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/afrovenator/afrovenator-late-jurassic.webp)

### Afrovenator

The Aerodynamic Shadow of the Jurassic
The sands of Niger yielded a fossil miracle. The almost…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=464:afrovenator&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/allosaurus/allosaurus-crossing-a-ford-in-the-rain-late%20jurassic.webp)

### Allosaurus

The Predator's Frame: Skull and Crests
The anatomy of Allosaurus was a biological masterpiece,…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=454:allosaurus&catid=95&lang=en-GB)

![](https://www.noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/dinosaurs/compsognathus/composgnatus-seashore-late-jurassic.webp)

### Compsognathus

Forget the earth-shaking giants. The true terror of the Jurassic undergrowth weighed as much as a…

[In-depth details](https://www.noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439:compsognathus&catid=95&lang=en-GB)