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There is a species of extinct crocodile also named Dyrosaurus (notice how the y is before the r), which also has a family of crocodilians named Dyrosauridae. Dryosaurus was a relatively small dinosaur when compared to the rest of the Morrison formation, reaching 3 meters long and weighing around 200 pounds. They are light-footed animals. If startled, they can run at an estimated speed of 25mph. Dryosaurus has very large eyes for their skull giving them great binocular vision. Dyrosaurs either lived a solitary lifestyle like deer, using their high perception to spot their predators, then run from them: Allosaurus, Torvosaurus, and Ceratosaurus in particular, which were adapted for speed. Or occasionally joining mixed species herds and serving as a lookout for predators, and hiding behind the larger herbivores like Stegosaurus and Diplodocus.