One of its basic characteristics is its legs which are curved backwards to prevent prey from escaping. Triceratops, another plant-eating dinosaur of the late Cretacious with two horns and a smaller one on the snout. If you take a close look though, you ll see that this dinosaur was justifiably given than name. For those speaking a bit of Greek the common word you come across in all three is pter which means wing. A pterosaur is a Mesozoic flying reptile, thus its name flying lizard.
Archaeopteryxes are the oldest known fossil birds dating from the late Jurassic period.
It derives from the Greek word psittac s which means parrot. But with a beak like that it definitely looks like a parrot. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk. If you are under 18, please do NOT opt-in to receive email offers on this page.