It gets its name, which means two-forked lizard, from the spines that came from the vertebrae.

Although the word dinosaur means "terrible lizard", the name is somewhat misleading, as dinosaurs are not lizards.

The word crocodile comes from the Greek crocodilos, which means lizard.

Horner incorporated that behavior in the name he gave these creatures: maiasaur meant "good-mother lizard."

The creature, Psittacosaurus gobiensis whose name means "parrot lizard", is thought to have lived about 110 million years ago.

The specimen has been identified as a member of the Thescelosaurus, meaning "marvelous lizard," genus.

The name also includes the Greek word sauros meaning 'lizard', the most common suffix used in dinosaur names.

The dinosaur with the longest name was Micropachycephalosaurus meaning "tiny thick-headed lizard".

The name means 'terrible lizard', and anyone who watched Jurassic Park will understand why.

Teyuwasu means "big lizard" in the Tupi language.