“`html Wannanosaurus: Profile of a Tiny Dome-Headed Dinosaur Wannanosaurus Wannanosaurus (WAH-nah-no-SAWR-us; “Wannan lizard”) is a genus of small pachycephalosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Xiaoyan Formation in Anhui Province, China. The name refers to the Wannan region of southern […]
Weewarrasaurus: Profile of an Australian Opal Dinosaur Weewarrasaurus Weewarrasaurus (WEE-wah-ruh-SAWR-us; “Wee Warra lizard”) is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 100 to 96 million years ago, in what is now New South Wales, Australia. The name refers to the Wee Warra opal field near Lightning Ridge, where
“`html Wessexosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Wessexosaurus Wessexosaurus (WESS-eks-oh-SAWR-us; “Wessex lizard”) is a genus name that has been applied to a dinosaur known from a single vertebra found in the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight, England. This fossil dates back to the Early Cretaceous period, specifically the Barremian stage, around 130 to
“`html Wiehenvenator: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Wiehenvenator Wiehenvenator (VEE-en-VEH-nah-tor; “Wiehen Hills hunter”) is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 166 to 164 million years ago, in what is now Germany. The name refers to the Wiehen Hills (Wiehengebirge) where its fossils were found, combined with the
“`html Willinakaqe Willinakaqe (WIH-lee-nah-KAH-keh; “Southern Duck Mimic”) is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name combines words from the local Mapudungun language. Willinakaqe was first scientifically described in 2011 by paleontologists Rubén D. Juárez Valieri,
“`html Wintonotitan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Wintonotitan Wintonotitan (WIN-tun-oh-TY-tan; “Winton titan”) Wintonotitan is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 98 to 95 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Queensland, Australia. The name Wintonotitan means “Winton titan,” referring to the nearby town
Wuerhosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Wuerhosaurus Wuerhosaurus (WOO-er-oh-SAWR-us; “Wuerho lizard”) is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 135 to 113 million years ago, in what is now northwestern China. The name refers to the Wuerho region where its fossils were discovered. Wuerhosaurus was first described by Chinese
“`html Wulagasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Wulagasaurus Wulagasaurus (WOO-lah-gah-SAWR-us; “Wulaga lizard”) is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage, about 69 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Yuliangze Formation in Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China. The name Wulagasaurus refers to
Wulatelong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Wulatelong Wulatelong (woo-LAH-teh-long; “Wulate dragon”) is a genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 83 to 72 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Wulansuhai Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. The name Wulatelong recognizes the Wulate Rear Banner administrative region where
“`html Wulianbaatar Wulianbaatar (WOO-lee-ahn-BAH-tar; “Wulian hero”) is a genus of an extinct type of mammal called a multituberculate. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 84 to 72 million years ago, in what is now Inner Mongolia, China. Wulianbaatar was first described by paleontologist Miao Desui in 1988 based on a partial skull and
