The Ingeniosaurus was not the most common of dinosaurs, but it was certainly the most clever.

This impressive creature is the creation of Rory, winner of the age 11-16 category of the Sedgwick Museum's ‘Createasaurus' competition.

Children aged 18 months to 16 years took part in the competition, a family event run by the Museum during Science Saturday at the Cambridge Science Festival and received their prizes at a ceremony over the weekend.

Other newly discovered dinosaurs include the Charlotteasaurus by Charlotte in the age 0-5 category, a creature as heavy and tall as a chicken with a top speed of 40mph. Oscar, a winner in the 6-10 age group created the Greediosaurus , a very hungry dinosaur which was unable to blink and frequently feasted on green poisonous lizards.

As part of the competition young palaeontologists could choose either to bring to life a dinosaur already outlined on paper, or invent their own.

Most importantly, entrants had to show that they had thought hard about the name, appearance, characteristics and habitat of their dinosaur.

The competition not only helped children to creatively express their own perceptions of these intriguing and impressive creatures, but also think about where popular dinosaur images come from when all that is left are fossilised teeth and bones.

Dr. David Norman, Director of the Sedgwick Museum and the dinosaur expert who judged the competition said “I was totally overwhelmed by the response to this competition, both by the sheer number of entrants and pieces of artwork that I had to judge, and by the incredibly high quality within each of the age groups.

“Quite literally everyone deserved and prize for their enthusiasm, effort and creativity, and it has been one of the hardest things I have ever done to select winners from such a stunning range of artwork.”

Prizes for the winners have been generously donated by Rockwatch (the young people's branch of Geologists Association), the Friends of the Sedgwick Museum, Dr. David Norman, and the Sedgwick Museum. They include free club memberships, geology books, toys and scientific kits. Highly Commended entries will receive a certificate.

You can visit the ‘Createasaurus Gallery' to see more of the imaginative entries online by clicking on the link to the right of the page.

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