Predatory Dinosaur Coloring Pages

These predatory dinosaur coloring pages are for kids who love the fiercest hunters of the Mesozoic. The collection stars meat-eating dinosaurs, from Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor to Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Carnotaurus, Giganotosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Baryonyx, Ceratosaurus and Majungasaurus. Sharp teeth, clawed hands, crests and horns are drawn clearly, so children can compare how each predator was built.

The dinosaurs are shown in dramatic prehistoric places. Kids can color a roaring T. rex beside a volcanic crater, a Spinosaurus hunting in a river bend, a Baryonyx searching for fish in a rocky shallow, an Allosaurus on a rocky ridge at sunset and a double-crested Dilophosaurus by a waterfall. Other pages show a Velociraptor examining a three-toed track, a Carnotaurus on a volcanic trail among cycads and a Giganotosaurus in a sandy dune canyon. Younger fans will like the calmer pages too, such as a little T. rex looking to the side or a young Tyrannosaurus drinking from a puddle. The category also includes a few other prehistoric animals, such as an Erythrosuchus with a massive head, a Postosuchus standing at an angle and a Euoplocephalus.

The drawings are medium difficulty for kids ages 6 to 10. Thick main outlines make it easy to stay inside the lines, while scales, teeth, ferns and rocky backgrounds add smaller areas that call for patience. The scenes mostly show the predators walking, tracking and exploring rather than fighting, so the pages stay exciting without being gory.

Start younger kids with a single dinosaur on a simple background, such as the Compsognathus standing on a rock. Older kids can take on the canyon, river and volcano scenes. Coloring time is a great moment to learn the names, sizes and hunting styles of each predator and to compare them with the plant-eaters they lived alongside.

The pages are free to download and print as many times as you like, which makes it easy to try a second color scheme. They are sized for A4 paper and scale to US Letter with "Fit to page." Standard 20 lb printer paper suits colored pencils; choose cardstock for markers or paint so nothing bleeds through.

For gentle giants, visit Herbivorous Dinosaur Coloring Pages; for pterosaurs and plesiosaurs, try Flying and Sea Reptile Coloring Pages.