Tianyuraptor: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tianyuraptor Tianyuraptor (TEE-an-YOO-rap-tor; “Tianyuan plunderer”) is a genus of small dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 122 million years ago, in what is now Liaoning Province, China. The name refers to the Tianyu Museum of Nature in Shandong Province, where the type specimen is […]
Tianzhenosaurus Tianzhenosaurus (tee-AHN-jen-oh-SAWR-us; “Tianzhen lizard”) is a genus of herbivorous ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Huiquanpu Formation in Tianzhen County, Shanxi Province, China, from which it gets its name. Tianzhenosaurus was first described by paleontologists Pang Qiqing and
Tichosteus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tichosteus Tichosteus (TY-ko-STEE-us; “Wall Bone”) is a genus of dinosaur known from very limited fossil remains discovered in the Morrison Formation of Colorado, USA. It lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. The name Tichosteus, given by the famous American paleontologist Edward Drinker
Timimus Timimus (TIE-mih-mus; “Tim’s mimic”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 122 to 109 million years ago, in what is now southeastern Australia. The name honors both Tim Rich, the son of the paleontologists who discovered it, and Tim Flannery, an Australian paleontologist. The “mimus” part means
Timurlengia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Timurlengia Timurlengia (TIM-ur-LENG-ee-ah; “Timur Leng’s”) is a genus of tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived during the middle Cretaceous period, approximately 92 to 90 million years ago (Turonian stage), in what is now Uzbekistan. The name honors Timur, also known as Tamerlane, the 14th-century founder of the Timurid Empire, which
Titanoceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Titanoceratops Titanoceratops (tie-TAN-oh-SAIR-uh-tops; “Titanic horned face”) is a genus of large chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 74 to 73 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now New Mexico, USA. The name Titanoceratops comes from the Greek words “Titan,” referring
Titanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Titanosaurus Titanosaurus (tie-TAN-oh-SAWR-us; “Titanic lizard”) Titanosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in India. The name Titanosaurus means “Titanic lizard,” referring to the Titans of Greek mythology and the impressive
Tochisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tochisaurus Tochisaurus (TOE-chee-SAWR-us; “Ostrich Lizard”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. The name Tochisaurus comes from the Mongolian word “toch’,” meaning ostrich, referring to its bird-like
Tornieria Tornieria (tor-nee-AIR-ee-uh; “Tornier’s reptile”) is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages), in what is now Tanzania, Africa. Fossils of Tornieria have been primarily recovered from the Tendaguru Formation, a site of major paleontological expeditions in the
Torosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Torosaurus Torosaurus (TOR-oh-SAWR-us; “perforated lizard”) is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that roamed North America during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago. It was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs before the major extinction event that marked the end of the Cretaceous. The name
