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Pronunciation guide

NAMING DINOSAURS NAME PRONUNCIATION
Most dinosaurs’ scientific names are based on Latin or Greek words and
each name means something. For instance, Triceratops (“three-horned Kentrosaurus ....................................... KEN troh SORE uss
face”) describes a special anatomical feature. Eocursor (“dawn runner”) Lambeosaurus ..................................... LAMB ee oh SORE uss
describes this ornithopod’s behavior. Argentinosaurus tells us where this
sauropod’s fossils were found. Barsboldia’s name honors the Mongolian Leaellynasaura .................................... lee EL in a SORE a
paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold. Many names are tricky to say, but our Lesothosaurus ..................................... le SUE too SORE uss
syllable-by-syllable guide helps you pronounce many of those in the book. Maiasaura ........................................... MY a SORE a
Majungatholus .................................... mah JOONG gah THOL uss
NAME PRONUNCIATION
Mamenchisaurus ................................. ma MEN chee SORE uss
Albertosaurus ....................................... al BERT oh SORE uss Megalosaurus ...................................... MEG ah loh SORE uss
Allosaurus ............................................ allo SORE uss Mei long ............................................... may LOONG
Alxasaurus ........................................... AL shah SORE uss Microraptor ......................................... MY kro RAP tor
Amargasaurus ...................................... ah MAHR gah SORE uss Monolophosaurus ............................... MON o LOAF o SORE uss
Anchisaurus ......................................... ankee SORE uss Muttaburrasaurus ............................... MUT a BUR a SORE uss
Ankylosaurus ....................................... an KEE loh SORE uss Nigersaurus ......................................... nee ZHER SORE uss
Apatosaurus ......................................... a PAT oh SORE uss Ornithomimus .................................... OR ni thoh MEE mus
Archaeopteryx ...................................... AR kee OP terricks Ouranosaurus ..................................... OO ran oh SORE uss
Argentinosaurus .................................. AR jen TEEN oh SORE uss Oviraptor ............................................. oh vee RAP tor
Bambiraptor ......................................... BAM bee RAP tor Pachycephalosaurus ............................ PACK ee SEFF allo SORE uss
Barapasaurus ....................................... buh RAH pah SORE uss Pachyrhinosaurus ............................... PACK ee RYE no SORE uss
Barosaurus ........................................... barrow SORE uss Parasaurolophus ................................. PA ra SORE oh LOAF uss
Barsboldia ............................................ bahrs BOHL dee a Pentaceratops ...................................... PEN ta SERRA tops
Baryonyx .............................................. barry ON icks Plateosaurus ........................................ PLAT ee oh SORE uss
Brachiosaurus ...................................... brackee oh SORE uss Polacanthus ......................................... pol a KAN thuss
Camarasaurus ...................................... KAM a ra SORE uss Protoceratops ....................................... PRO toe SERRA tops
Camptosaurus ...................................... KAMP toe SORE uss Psittacosaurus ..................................... Si tak oh SORE uss
Carcharodontosaurus .......................... kar KAR oh DON toe SORE uss Saltasaurus .......................................... SAHL tah SORE uss
Carnotaurus ......................................... kar noh TOR uss Sauropelta ........................................... SORE oh PEL ta
Caudipteryx ......................................... kor DIP terricks Scelidosaurus ...................................... SKEL i doe SORE uss
Centrosaurus ........................................ SEN troh SORE uss Sinornithosaurus ................................ SIGN or nith o SORE uss
Ceratosaurus ........................................ seh rat oh SORE uss Sinosauropteryx .................................. SIGN o saw ROP terricks
Citipati ................................................. CHIT i puh tih Sinraptor ............................................. sign RAP tor
Coelophysis .......................................... SEE low FYE siss Spinosaurus ......................................... SPY no SORE uss
Compsognathus .................................... KOMP sog NAY thuss Stegoceras ............................................ STEG o SER ass
Confuciusornis ..................................... CON FYOO shi SOR nis Stegosaurus ......................................... steg o SORE uss
Corythosaurus ..................................... ko RITH oh SORE uss Styracosaurus ...................................... sty RACK oh SORE uss
Cryolophosaurus ................................. KREE o LOAF o SORE uss Tarbosaurus ......................................... TAHR bo SORE uss
Deinocheirus ........................................ DIE no KIRE uss Tenontosaurus ..................................... te NON to SORE uss
Deinonychus ........................................ die NON ee kuss Therizinosaurus .................................. THER i ZIN o SORE uss
Dilophosaurus ..................................... die LOAF oh SORE uss Triceratops ........................................... try SERRA tops
Diplodocus ........................................... di PLOD o kuss Troodon ................................................ TROH o don
Dryosaurus .......................................... DRY oh SORE uss Tyrannosaurus ..................................... tie RAN o SORE uss
Edmontonia ......................................... ED mon TOE nee a Velociraptor ......................................... vell OSS ee RAP tor
Edmontosaurus .................................... ed MON toe SORE uss Vulcanodon .......................................... vul KAN o don
Eocursor ............................................... EE oh KER sor
Eoraptor ............................................... EE oh RAP tor
Epidexipteryx ....................................... epi dex IP terricks
Euoplocephalus .................................... YOU owe ploh SEFF a luss
Gallimimus .......................................... gally MEEM uss
Gastonia ............................................... gass TOE nee a
Giganotosaurus .................................... jig anno toe SORE uss
Guanlong ............................................. gwahn LOONG
Herrerasaurus ...................................... he RAIR a SORE uss
Heterodontosaurus .............................. HET er oh DONT oh SORE uss
Huayangosaurus .................................. HWAH YAHNG oh SORE uss
Huayangosaurus
Hypsilophodon ..................................... HIP sill OFF o don
Iguanodon ............................................ ig WAHN o don

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