Masiakasaurus

Masiakasaurus  was a small predatory theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Its a small, bipedal, meat-eating dinosaur that had forward-pointing teeth, a long neck, and a long tail. It was about the size of a really big dog.

The species name Masiakasaurus knopfleri, was named for Mark Knopfler, a guitarist and singer from the rock band Dire Straits. The paleontologists who discovered this dinosaur were listening to Knopfler's music when they found and dug up Masiakasaurus.

Also Masiakasaurus has appeared only one time in pop culture and that was in prehistoric planet 

Masiakasaurus is a wonderful animal 

category:Dinosaurs of Africa
category:Ceratosaurs