Yaverlandia: The Enigmatic Theropod of the Isle of Wight Yaverlandia Yaverlandia (YAH-ver-LAND-ee-ah; “From Yaverland”) is a genus of small maniraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago, in what is now England. The name refers to Yaverland Point on the Isle of Wight, where its fossils were discovered. […]
“`html Yehuecauhceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yehuecauhceratops Yehuecauhceratops (Yeh-WEH-caw-SER-ah-tops; “ancient horned face”) Yehuecauhceratops is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Coahuila, Mexico. The name combines “yehuecauh,” an ancient Nahuatl word meaning “ancient,” with the
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“`html Yelangichnus Yelangichnus (YEH-lang-ICK-nus; “Yelang footprint”) is an ichnogenus, meaning it is a name given to trace fossils, specifically dinosaur footprints, rather than to a dinosaur’s body fossils. These particular tracks were left by very small, bipedal dinosaurs during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 174 million years ago. The fossils of Yelangichnus were
Yimenosaurus Yimenosaurus (YEE-men-oh-SAWR-us; “Yimen lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 199 to 189 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yimen County, Yunnan Province, China, which is famous for its rich dinosaur deposits. The name Yimenosaurus refers to Yimen County
“`html Yinlong: Profile of an Early Ceratopsian Dinosaur Yinlong Yinlong (YIN-long; “Hidden Dragon”) is a genus of early ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 161 to 156 million years ago, in what is now China. The name Yinlong means “hidden dragon” in Mandarin Chinese, a reference to the movie “Crouching Tiger,
“`html Yixianosaurus – Dinosaur Encyclopedia Yixianosaurus Yixianosaurus (YIK-see-an-oh-SAWR-us; “Yixian lizard”) is a genus of small, maniraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 122 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the famous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The name Yixianosaurus refers to this fossil-rich geological formation. This dinosaur was
Yizhousaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yizhousaurus Yizhousaurus (YEE-joh-SAWR-us; “Yizhou lizard”) is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Fengjiahe Formation in Yunnan Province, China. The name Yizhousaurus refers to Yizhou, an administrative region within Chuxiong Yi
“`html Yongjinglong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yongjinglong Yongjinglong (YOHNG-jing-LOHNG; “Yongjing dragon”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Gansu Province of northwestern China. The name Yongjinglong refers to Yongjing County, where the remains were
Ypupiara Encyclopedia – Dinos and Designs Ypupiara Ypupiara (ee-POO-pee-AH-rah; “the one who lives in the water”) is a genus of unenlagiine dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Brazil, South America. The name comes from the local Tupi language and refers
Yuanmousaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yuanmousaurus Yuanmousaurus (YOO-ahn-moo-SAWR-us; “Yuanmou lizard”) is a genus of large sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 174 to 168 million years ago, in what is now Yunnan Province, China. The name refers to Yuanmou County, where its fossils were first discovered in the Zhanghe Formation.
