PALEONTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Balaur Information Sheet

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NAME: Balaur

DATE NAMED: 2010

NAMED BY: Zoltán Csiki

NAME MEANING: Dragon

PRONOUNCIATION: BAHH-lore

DISCOVERED BY: Dan Grigorescu

DESCRIBED BY: Zoltán Csiki

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SPECIAL FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS: Muscular build; double claws on hind feet

LENGTH: 5.9 - 6.9 ft, 1.8 - 2.1 m

HEIGHT: N/A

WEIGHT: 25 lbs

DIET: Carnivore

MOBILITY: Bipedal

INTELLIGENCE: High

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PERIOD: Late Cretaceous

MILLION YEARS AGO: 70

HABITAT FOUND IN: Woodlands

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Podocarpus
Betulaceae (like Alnus)
Araliaceae (like Aralia)
Conifers (like Araucarioxylon, Metasequoia, and Pinus)
Corneaceae (like Cornus)
Cycadeodias (like Cycadeoidea)
Fagaceae (like Quercus - oak)
Filincophyta (like Dryophyllum)
Filincophyta (like Tetrastichia )
Ginkgophyta (like Ginkgo)
Lauraceae (like Laurus and Sassafras)
Magnoliaceae (like Magnolia)
Moraceae (like Ficus)
Palmae (Palmus)
Pandanaceae (Pandanus)
Salicaceae (like Populus and Salicaceae)

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Bradycneme - a theropod (meat-eater) from Romania, 73-65 mya.
Heptasteornis - a small theropod (meat-eater) from Transylvania, Romania, 73-65 mya.
Leipsanosaurus - a poorly-known nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from Transylvania, Romania, 91-88.5 mya.
Magyarosaurus - a large, poorly-known titanosaurud sauropod (armored, long-necked plant-eater) 27 ft (8 m) long, from Hungary and Romania, 70-65 mya.
Rhabdodon - a solidly-built ornithischian (a plant-eater) from Austria, France, Hungary, and Romania, 83-65 mya.
Struthiosaurus - a nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from Austria and Romania, 83-65 mya.
Telmatosaurus - a duckbill (beaked plant-eater) 16 ft (5 m) long, from France and Romania, 83-65 mya.

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Majungasaurus - a large, poorly-known theropod (meat-eater) from Egypt and Madagascar, 83-73 mya.
Majungatholus - a large theropod (meat-eater) from Madagascar, 10 ft (3 m) long, 83-73 mya.
Masiakasaurus - a 2 m long theropod (meat-eater) from Madagascar
Rapetosaurus - a giant titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater) from Madagascar - 15 m long

Adasaurus- a dromaeosaurid (advanced, bipedal meat-eater) 6 feet (2 m) long, from S.W. Mongolia, 80-73 mya.
Alioramus- a theropod (meat-eater) 20 feet (6 m) long from Mongolia, 73-65 mya.
Amtosaurus- an ankylosaur (an armored, club-tailed, plant-eater) 25 feet (7.5 m) long from Mongolia, 95-85 mya.
Anserimimus (“goose mimic”)- an ornithomimid (a bird-like theropod) 10 feet (3 m) long from Mongolia, 75-70 mya.
Aralosaurus - a 30 ft (9 m) long duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) from Kazakhstan, 90-85 mya.
Archarornithoides- a tiny, bird-like meat-eater (a theropod) 3 feet (90 cm) long, about 3 pounds (1.5 kg) from Mongolia, 84-80 mya.
Arstanosaurus - a duckbilled dinosaur (a hadrosaur) from Kazakhstan, 87.6 - 73 mya.
Avimimus (“bird mimic”)- a fast, long-legged, bird-like theropod (a bipedal, meat-eater) 5 feet (1.5 m) long from Mongolia, 85-75 mya.
Bactrosaurus- a primitive, lambeosaurine duck-bill (a crested, plant-eater) 20 feet (6 m) long from Mongolia, 97-85 mya.
Bagaceratops- a small protoceratopsian (a primitive, short-frilled, plant-eater with a short nose horn) 3 feet (1 m) long from Mongolia, 70 mya.
Barsboldia- A hadrosaurine (a hollow-crested duck-billed plant-eater) 30 feet (10 m) long from Mongolia, 73-70 mya.
Borogovia - a 7 ft (2 m) long theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from Mongolia, 80-70 mya.
Byronosaurus, a 5 feet (1.5 m) long meat-eater from Tanzania.
Charonosaurus, a pachycephalosaur from China.
Citipati - an oviraptorid from Mongolia
Conchoraptor - a small oviraptorid (fast, bipedal, toothless meat-eater) 5 feet (1.5 m) long from Mongolia, 80-70 mya.
Chiayusaurus - a large sauropod (long-tailed, long-necked plant-eater) from China, 80-70 mya.
Chingkankousaurus - a large theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from China, 88.5-65 mya.
Cionodon - a horse-sized duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaurid) from Alberta, Canada and Russia, 97.5-65 mya.
Deinocheirus - a large theropod (bipedal meat-eater) with huge arms, from Mongolia, 75-65 mya.
Deltatheridium - An early mammal about 6 inches (15 cm) long - it looked like a modern-day weasel. This insect eater was from Mongolia about 70 million years ago.
Elmisaurus - a theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, 80-70 mya.
Enigmosaurus - a segnosaur (theropod) from the Mongolia, 97-88 mya.
Erlikosaurus - a segnosaur (theropod) 17 ft (5 m) long from Mongolia, 97.5-88.5 mya.
Gallimimus - a beaked Ornithomimid, an omnivore,17 feet (5 m) long from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, 75-70 mya.
Garudimimus - a beaked Ornithomimid, an omnivore,12 feet (3.5 m) long from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, 97.5-88.5 mya.
Gilmoreosaurus - a duckbilled dinosaur (a hadrosaur) from Mongolia, 85 - 80 mya.
Goyocephale - a flat-headed pachycephalosaurid (a plant-eater),10 feet (3 m) long from Mongolia, 85-80 mya.
Heishansaurus- an ankylosaur (an armored, plant-eater) from China, 97.5-65 mya.
Hironosaurus - a large, duckbilled dinosaur (a hadrosaur, a beaked plant-eater) from Japan, 97.5 - 65 mya.
Hisanohamasaurus - a diplodocid sauropod (whip-tailed plant-eater) from Japan, 97.5 - 65 mya. Known only from some teeth.
Homalocephale - a pachycephalosaur (a thick-skulled plant-eater) 5 ft (1.5 m) long, from Mongolia, 80-70 mya.
Hulsanpes - a theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from Mongolia, 77 mya. Known only from one foot.
Ingenia - an ovirartorid theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from Mongolia, 80-70 mya.
Jaxartosaurus - a large, duckbilled dinosaur (a hadrosaur, a beaked plant-eater) 30 ft (9 m), from Kazakhstan , 91 - 83 mya.
Khaan - an oviraptorid from Mongolia.
Koreanosaurus - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from Korea, late Cretaceous. Known from only one leg bone.
Maleevosaurus - a relatively small tyrannosaurid (huge, bipedal meat-eaters), from Mongolia, 75-70 mya.
Maleevus - an ankylosaurid (armored plant-eaters), 20 ft (5 ) long, from Mongolia, 97.5-88.5 mya.
Mandschurosaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (beaked plant-eater), 27 ft (8 m) long, from Manchuria, China, 70 mya.
Megacervixosaurus - a diplodocid sauropod (whip-tailed plant-eater) from China, 97.5 - 65 mya. Known only from some teeth and vertebrae.
Microceratops- a tiny ceratopsian (a frilled plant-eater) 30 inches (0.76 m) long, from China, 83-65 mya.
Microdontosaurus - a sauropod (large, long-necked plant-eater) from China, 98 - 65 mya. Known only from some tiny teeth.
Microhadrosaurus - a small duck-billed dinosaur (beaked plant-eater), 8.75 ft (2.6 m) long, from China, 97.5-65 mya.
Micropachycephalosaurus - a small pachycephalosaurid (thick-skulled plant-eater), from China, 83-73 mya. The dinosaur with the longest name.
Nanshiungosaurus - a segnosaur (theropod, meat-eater) 13 ft (4 m) long, from Nanshiung, China, 75 mya.
Nemegtosaurus - a large diplodocid sauropod (whip-tailed plant-eater) from Mongolia, 75 - 70 mya.
Nipponosaurus - a small, duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) from Sakhalin Island, 88-86 mya.
Opisthocoelicaudia - a camarasaurid sauropod (long-tailed, long-necked plant-eater with a box-like head) from Mongolia, 75-70 mya.
Oviraptor - a small, omnivorous, toothless, bipedal theropod, from Mongolia, 88-70 mya.
Pinacosaurus - an ankylosaurid (armored, tank-like plant-eater) 12 feet (3.5 m) long from Mongolia, China, 85-81 mya.
Prenocephale - a pachycephalosaur (a thick-skulled plant-eater) 7 ft (2 m) long, from Mongolia, 77-69 mya.
Protoceratops- a primitive ceratopsian (horned, frilled plant-eater), 8 ft (2.5 m) long, from Mongolia, 72 to 65 mya.
Quaesitosaurus - a diplodocid sauropod (long-necked, whip-tailed plant-eater) from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, 85-80 mya.
Rajasaurus - an Abelisaur 9 m long from India, Maastrichtian.
Saichania - an ankylosaurid (armored, tank-like plant-eater with a tail club and spikes) 24 feet (7 m) long from Mongolia, 79-75 mya.
Saurolophus - 72 to 68 million years ago, a duckbill from Alberta, Canada and Mongolia, China.
Saurornithoides - a small, fast, intelligent, troodontid theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 6.5 ft (1.9 m) long, from Mongolia, 85-77 mya.
Segnosaurus - a theropod (meat-eater) 20 feet (6.5 m) long, from Mongolia, 97.5-88.5 mya.
Shanshanosaurus - a small theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 8.5 ft (2.5 m) long, from China, 83-65 mya.
Shantungosaurus - a huge duckbill (beaked plant-eater) 51 ft (15 m) long, from China, 83-73 mya.
Shuvuuia - a small theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 3 ft (1.9 m) long, from Mongolia, 85-75 mya.
Stegosaurides - a poorly-known ornithischian (plant-eater) from NW China, 97.5-65 mya.
Talarurus- an ankylosaurid (an armored, club-tailed, plant-eater) 16 feet (5 m) long, from Mongolia, 97.5-88.5 mya.
Tanius - a large duckbill (beaked plant-eater) from China, 88.5-65 mya.
Tarchia - an ankylosaurid (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater with a tail club) from Mongolia, 78-69 mya.
Therizinosaurus - a large, unusual theropod from Mongolia, 77-69 mya.
Tochisaurus - a small Troodontid theropod (fast-moving, intelligent, bipedal meat-eater) from Mongolia, 77-69 mya.
Turanoceratops- a small ceratopsian (a horned, frilled, plant-eater) from Russia, 97.5-65 mya.
Tylocephale- a small pachycephalosaurid (a thick-skulled, dome-headed plant-eater), 7 ft (2.5 m) long, from Mongolia, 80-75 mya.
Tyrannosaurus rex - 85-65 million years old. From western North America and China.
Velociraptor - (meaning “quick predator”) - a theropod (meat-eater) about 6 feet (1.8 m) long, from Mongolia, China, 85-80 million years ago.
Wannanosaurus - a small (less than 3ft = 1m long) pachycephalosaurid (thick-skulled plant-eater), from China, 83-73 mya.
Zalambdalestes - a primitive placental mammal, about 8 inches (20 cm) long. This insectivore looked like a modern-day elephant shrew, had large eyes, a long, upturned snout, and long feet. Found in Mongolia, Asia.

Betasuchus - a poorly-known theropod (meat-eater) from Holland, 70-65 mya.
Bradycneme - a theropod (meat-eater) from Romania, 73-65 mya.
Craspedodon - a large iguanodontid (a plant-eater with thumb spikes) from Belgium, 87.5-83 mya.
Crataeomus - a poorly-known nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from Hungary, 91-88.5 mya.
Euronychodon - a small theropod (meat-eater) from Portugal, 75-65 mya.
Heptasteornis - a small theropod (meat-eater) from Transylvania, Romania, 73-65 mya.
Hypselosaurus - a small titanosaurud sauropod (an armored, long-necked plant-eater) 27 ft (8 m) long, from France and Spain, 73-65 mya. Its huge eggs were also found.
Leipsanosaurus - a poorly-known nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from Transylvania, Romania, 91-88.5 mya.
Magyarosaurus - a large, poorly-known titanosaurud sauropod (armored, long-necked plant-eater) 27 ft (8 m) long, from Hungary and Romania, 70-65 mya.
Orthomerus - a small, poorly-known duck-bill (a beaked plant-eater) from Holland, 72-65 mya.
Pyroraptor - a deinonychosaur from France
Rhabdodon - a solidly-built ornithischian (a plant-eater) from Austria, France, Hungary, and Romania, 83-65 mya.
Rhodanosaurus - a nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from France, 73-65 mya.
Struthiosaurus - a nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from Austria and Romania, 83-65 mya.
Tarascosaurus - a theropod (meat-eater) from France, 83-80 mya.
Taveirosaurus - a small pachycephalosaurid (thick-skulled, bipedal plant-eater) from Portugal, 73-65 mya. A doubtful genus.
Telmatosaurus - a duckbill (beaked plant-eater) 16 ft (5 m) long, from France and Romania, 83-65 mya.
Thescelosaurus - a hypsilophodontid (fast-moving plant-eater) 12 ft (3.5 m) long, from western North America, 77-65 mya. Its fossilized, 4-chambered heart heas been found.
Vectensia - a nodosaurid ankylosaur (armored, quadrupedal plant-eater) from England, 97-65 mya.

Brachypodosaurus - a poorly-known ankylosaur (armored plant-eater) from India, 88-73 mya.
Coeluroids - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater), from India, 88.5 -83 mya.
Compsosuchus - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater), from India, 70 -65 mya.
Dravidosaurus - a stegosaurid (plated plant-eater), 10 ft (3 m) long, from India, 88.5-87.5 mya.
Dryptosauroids - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater), from India, 97.5 -65 mya.
Indosaurus - a large theropod (bipedal meat-eater), from Jabalpur, India, 70 -65 mya.
Indosuchus - a large theropod (bipedal meat-eater), from Jabalpur, India, 70 -65 mya.
Jubbulpuria - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 4 ft (1.2 m) long, from India, 73 -65 mya.
Laevisuchus - a theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 7 ft (2.1 m) long, from India, 73 -65 mya.
Lametasaurus - a poorly-known ankylosaur (armored plant-eater) from India, 73-65 mya.
Ornithomimoides - a theropod (bipedal meat-eater), 7 ft (2.1 m) long, from India, 88.5 -83 mya.
Orthogoniosaurus - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater), from India, 95 -65 mya. Only a tooth was found.
Titanosaurus - a titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked quadrupedal plant-eater), from India, 83-65 mya.

Alphadon - a primitive marsupial mammal, about 1 foot (30 cm) long. This omnivore (eating insects, small animals, seeds and fruit) lived in trees, had opposable toes, and a prehensile tail. Found in western North America from Alberta, Canada to New Mexico, USA.
Anatotitan - 70-65 million years old, a duck-billed plant-eater. From western North America.
Alamosaurus- a 70 feet (21 m) long Titanosaurud (sauropod) from southwestern USA, 73-65 mya.
Albertosaurus - A carnivore similar to Tyrannosaurus, but smaller. 76-74 million years old. From western North America.
Anchiceratops- a ceratopsian 20 feet (6 m) long from Alberta, Canada, 73-70 mya.
Ankylosaurus - The last armor-plated dinosaur (a plant eater), 70-65 million years ago, as big as a tank. From western North America.
Archelon - A huge sea turtle covered with horny plates. It was 10-13 feet (3-4 m) long and had paddle-like limbs.
Arrhinoceratops- a ceratopsian (a frilled, horned, plant-eater) 20 feet (6 m) long from Alberta, Canada, 72-68 mya.
Aublysodon - a 15 ft (4.5 m) theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from western North America, 76-65 mya.
Avaceratops- one of the smallest ceratopsians (frilled, horned, plant-eaters), 7 feet (2 m) long from Montana, 77-73 mya.
Bambiraptor, a small meat-eater from Montana, USA.
Brachyceratops- A ceratopsian (a frilled, small-horned, plant-eater) 6 feet (1.8 m) long from Montana, 80-70 mya. 5 fossils were found together.
Brachylophosaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) 23 ft (7 m) long from Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, 75 mya.
Caenagnathus - a 7 ft (2 m) theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from western North America, 75 mya.
Centrosaurus - a 6 m long ceratopsian from about 85 million years ago, from Canada.
Ceratops - a 25 ft (7.5 m) long ceratopsian (horned plant-eater) from 80-73 mya, from Montana, USA.
Chasmosaurus - 17 feet (5.8 m) long Ceratopsian (horned, frilled plant-eater) from Alberta, Canada and Texas, USA, 80-65 mya.
Chirostenotes - a 6.5 ft (2 m) long theropod (lightly-built, bipedal meat-eater) from Alberta, Canada, 76-73 mya.
Cionodon - a horse-sized duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaurid, a plant-eater) from Alberta, Canada and Russia, 97.5-65 mya.
Claorhynchus - a poorly-known ceratopsian (horned, frilled, plant-eater) from 83-73 mya, from Montana, USA.
Claosaurus - a 12 ft (3.5 m) duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaurid, a plant-eater) from Kansas, USA, 80-75 mya.
Corythosaurus - A late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur (plant-eater) with a hollow, helmet-shaped crest. From Alberta, Canada, 76-72 million years ago.
Daspletosaurus - a 30 ft (10 m) tyrannosaurid theropod (large, bipedal meat-eater) from Alberta, Canada, 76-72 mya.
Deinodon - the first tyrannosaurid named, a large theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from Montana, USA, 75-70 mya.
Diceratops - a 30 ft (9 m) long ceratopsian (horned, frilled plant-eater) from Wyoming, USA, 68-65 mya.
Diclonius - a 27 ft (8 m) duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaurid, a plant-eater) from Montana, USA, 83-73 mya.
Diplotomodon - a large theropod (a bipedal meat eater). From New Jersey, USA, 97.5-65 mya.
Dromaeosaurus - large-brained theropod (fast, advanced, bipedal meat-eater) 6 feet (1.8 m) long, 76-72 million years old. From Alberta, Canada.
Dromiceiomimus - ornithomimid theropod (fast, bipedal meat-eater) 12 feet (3.5 m) long, 76-72 million years old. From Alberta, Canada.
Dryptosaurus - A theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 20 feet (6 m) long. 70-65 million years ago ). From eastern North America.
Dysganus - a poorly-known ceratopsian (horned, frilled, plant-eater) from 83-73 mya, from Montana, USA.
Dyslocosaurus - a small, diplodocid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater), 65 ft (20 m) long, from 68-65 mya, from Wyoming, USA.
Edmontonia - a plated, nodosaurid ankylosaurid (armored plant-eater) 23 ft (7 m) long. From western North America, 76-68 mya.
Edmontosaurus- a large, late-Cretaceous duck-bill (about 73 to 65 million years ago), 40 ft (12m) long. From western North America.
Einiosaurus - a ceratopsian (plant-eater) from Montana, USA, 93-89 mya.
Eoceratops- a ceratopsian (a frilled, small-horned, plant-eater) 13 feet (4 m) long from Alberta, Canada, 75-72 mya.
Eucentrosaurus - a 17 ft (5 m) long ceratopsian (horned plant-eater) from 76-72 mya, from Montana, USA and Alberta, Canada.
Euoplocephalus - a 20-foot long armored, plant-eating dinosaur (an ankylosaur) with a tail club. From Alberta, Canada, 76-70 mya.
Gorgosaurus - a 26-30 feet (8-9 m) long tyrannosaurid from Alberta, Canada. 76 to 68 mya.
Gravitholus - a pachycephalosaurid (a thick-skulled plant-eater) from Alberta, Canada, 75 mya.
Gryposaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a plant-eater) 25 m (7 m) long from Alberta, Canada, 75 mya.
Hadrosaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a plant-eater) 25 m (7 m) long from Haddonfield, NJ, USA, 76-73 mya.
Hesperornis - a diving bird 3 ft (1 m) long that lived near the coast.
Hypacrosaurus - a 30 ft (9 m) duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaurid, a plant-eater) from Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, 72-70 mya.
Hypsibema - a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaurid, a plant-eater) from North Carolina, USA, 83-73 mya. Known from only 5 bones.
Ichthyornis - a fish-eating bird that was a powerful flyer. It was 8 inches (20 cm) long and lived near the coast.
Kritosaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) 30 ft (9 m) long, from New Mexico, USA, 76-65 mya.
Lambeosaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) 30 ft (9 m) long, from the western USA and Mexico, 83-65 mya.
Leptoceratops- a ceratopsian (a frilled, horned, plant-eater) 5 feet (1.8 m) long from Wyoming, USA, and Alberta, Canasa, 72-68 mya.
Lophorhothon - a flat-headed, duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) 15 ft (4.5 m) long, from Alabama, USA, 83-73 mya.
Maiasaura - A herding, duck-billed dinosaur (beaked plant-eater), 30 ft (9 m) long, from Montana, USA, 80-65 mya.
Monoclonius - A large ceratopsian (horned, frilled plant-eater), 17 ft, (5 m) long, from Alberta, CA and Montana, USA, 76-73 mya.
Montanoceratops - a primitive, ceratopsian (horned, frilled plant-eater), 6 ft (1.8 m). From Montana, 73-70 mya.
Nanotyrannus - the smallest tyrannosaurid (bipedal meat-eaters) from Montana, USA, 68-65 mya.
Nedcolbertia - a small theropod (bipedal plant-eaters) from Utah, USA, 127 to 121 mya.
Nothronychus - a therizinosaur from New Mexico, USA, 94-90 mya
Ornatotholus - a small pachycephalosaurid (a thick-skulled plant-eater) 6.5 ft (2.5 m) long, from Alberta, Canada, 75 mya.
Ornithomimus - an ostrich-like theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from the late Cretaceous, 76-65 million years ago. From western North America.
Ornithotarsus - a large duckbill (beaked plant-eater), from New Jesey, USA, 83-73 mya.
Orodromeus - a small hypsilophodontid (a fast-moving, bipedal plant eater, an ornithopod) from Montana, USA, 77-73 mya. Eggs and embryos were also found.
Pachycephalosaurus - thick-skulled, bipedal plant-eater, 15 ft (4.5 m) long, from the western USA, 76-65 mya.
Pachyrhhinosaurus - a ceratopsian (a frilled, horned, plant-eater) 7 feet (23 m) long, from Alaska, USA, and Alberta, Canada, 72-68 mya.
Palaeoscincus- a nodosaurid ankylosaur (an armored, plant-eater) 18 feet (5.5 m) long, from Montana, USA, 83-73 mya.
Panoplosaurus- a nodosaurid ankylosaur (an armored, plant-eater) 18 feet (5.5 m) long, from Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, 76-73 mya.
Parasaurolophus - a duck-billed dinosaur (beaked plant-eater), 30 ft (9 m) long, from western North America, 76-65 mya.
Parksosaurus- a hypsilophodontid (a fast-moving plant-eater with canine teeth) 7 feet (2 m) long, from Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, 68-65 mya.
Pentaceratops - a ceratopsian (a frilled, horned, plant-eater) 28 feet (8 m) long, from New Mexico, USA, 75-65 mya.
Prosaurolophus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) 26 ft (8 m) long from Alberta, Canada, 77-73 mya.
Pteranodon - a flying reptile, not a dinosaur, 9 ft (2.8 m) long, weighing 37 pounds (17 kg).
Purgatorius - the earliest-known primate (a type of mammal), about 4 inches (10 cm) long. Known from a single fossilized tooth found in Montana, USA. From the late Cretaceous to the early Paleocene.
Quetzalcoatlus - a carrion-eating flying reptile, not a dinosaur, 13 ft (4 m) long, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg).
Ricardoestesia - a 2 m long meat-eating dinosaur known from only its teeth.
Saurolophus - a duckbill (beaked plant-eater) 32 ft (8.7 m) long, from Alberta, Canada and Mongolia, China, 72 to 68 mya.
Saurornithoides - a small, fast theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 6 ft (1.8 m) long, from Alberta, Canada, 76-73 mya.
Styracosaurus - A ceratopsian from the late Cretaceous, 77-73 million years ago. From western North America.
Stegoceras - a pachycephalosaurid (thick-skulled, bipedal plant-eater) 7 ft (2 m) long, from Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, 76-65 mya.
Struthiomimus - an ornithomimid theropod (ostrich-like, bipedal meat-eater) 13 ft (4 m) long, from Alberta, Canada, 76-70 mya.
Stygimoloch - a horned pachycephalosaurid (a thick-skulled, bipedal plant-eater) from Montana, USA, 68-65 mya.
Styracosaurus - a ceratopsian (horned, frilled plant-eater) 18 ft (5.25 m) long, from Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, 77-73 mya.
Torosaurus - a ceratopsian (a horned, frilled plant-eater) 21 ft (6.2 m) long, from Alberta, Canada, 70-65 mya.
Trachodon - an ornithischian (a poorly-known plant-eater) 21 ft (6.2 m) long, from Montana, USA, 77-73 mya. Trachodon is probably the same as Edmontosaurus.
Triceratops - “three-horned face” - 68-65 million years old, up to 30 feet long, a plant-eater. From western North America.
Troodon - a large-brained theropod (bipedal meat-eater), 76-70 million years old. From western North America.
Tyrannosaurus rex - Huge meat-eater from western North America and China, 85-65 mya.
Ugrosaurus - a large ceratopsian (horned, frilled, plant-eater) from Montana, 68 - 65 mya.
Zapsalis - a meat-eater from Montana

Abelisaurus - a theropod (a bipedal meat-eater) 26 feet (7.9 m) long. Known from an incomplete skull from Patagonia, Argentina, 70 mya.
Aeolosaurus- a titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater with armor) 50 feet (15 m) long from Argentina, 75-70 mya.
Alvarezsaurus- a long-tailed theropod (meat-eater) 6 feet (2 m) long from Argentina, 80 mya.
Antarctosaurus- one of the largest dinosaurs, found in 1916- a titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater with armor), 100 feet (30 m) long, from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, 83-65 mya.
Araucanoraptor- a coelurosaur theropod (meat-eater) 8 feet (2.5 m) long from Argentina, roughly 90 mya.
Argentinosaurus, a huge sauropod 130+ feet (40 m) long long from Argentina, this may be the largest dinosaur.
Argyrosaurus - a 70 ft (21 m) long sauropod (a long-necked plant-eater) from Argentina and Uruguay, 73-65 mya.
Campylodoniscus- a large sauropod (long-necked plant-eater) from Argentina, 97-85 mya.
Clasmosaurus - a large sauropod (a long-necked plant-eater) from Argentina, 95 mya.
Epachthosaurus - a sauropod (a long-necked plant-eater) from Argentina, 87.5 mya. Known from only one vertebra.
Gasparinisaura - a 31 inches (80 cm) long iguanodontid from Patagonia, 90 to 83 mya.
Genyodectes - a poorly-known theropod (bipedal meat-eater) from Argentina.
Laplatasaurus- a titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater) 60 feet (18 m) long from Argentina, 83-65 mya.
Microsaurops- a relatively small titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater with armor), from Argentina, 97.5-65 mya.
Neuquensaurus- a large, titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater with armor), from Argentina, 97.5-65 mya.
Noasaurus - a small theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 6 ft (1.8 m) long, from Argentina, 75 -65 mya. It had a huge claw on each foot.
Notoceratops - a ceratopsian (horned plant-eater) from Patagonia, Argentina, 83-73 mya.
Quilmesaurus - a theropod from Patagonia
Saltasaurus- a titanosaurid sauropod (long-necked plant-eater with armor) 40 feet (12 m) long from Argentina, 83-79 mya.
Secernosaurus - a duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur, a beaked plant-eater) 10 ft (3 m) long from Argentina, 73-65 mya.
Unquillosaurus - a theropod (bipedal meat-eater) 36 ft (11 m) long, from Argentina, 83 -73 mya.
Velocisaurus - a small, fast theropod (meat-eater) from Argentina, 73-65 mya.
Xenotarsosaurus - a mid-sized theropod (meat-eater) from Argentina, 83-73 mya. Known from leg bones only.

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FOSSILS FOUND: Partial skeletons

BONES FOUND INCLUDE: Legs, sickle claws, not limited to.

WHERE IT WAS FOUND: Romania, Europe

TERRAIN TYPE: Woodlands

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INTERESTING FACTS: First, unlike other raptors, Balaur sported two oversized, curved claws on each of its hind feet, rather than one; and second, this predator cut an unusually squat, muscular profile, very unlike its lithe, speedy cousins like Velociraptor and Deinonychus. In fact, Balaur possessed such a low center of gravity that it may have been capable of tackling much larger dinosaurs (especially if it hunted in packs).

OTHER INFORMATION: It seems that this dinosaur was restricted to an island environment, which can produce some strange evolutionary results—witness the “dwarf” titanosaur Magyarosaurus, which only weighed a ton or so, and the comparably shrimpy duck-billed dinosaur Telmatosaurus. Clearly, Balour’s anatomical traits were an adaptation to the flora and fauna of its island habitat, and evolved in their strange direction over millions of years of isolation.

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