Barapasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Barapasaurus Barapasaurus (buh-RAP-uh-SAWR-us; “Big leg lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 196 to 183 million years ago, in what is now India. The name comes from “bara” meaning “big” and “pa” meaning “leg” in the local Gondi language, combined with […]
Barilium: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Barilium Barilium (BAY-rih-lee-um; “heavy ilium”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 to 136 million years ago, in what is now England. The name Barilium comes from the Greek word ‘baros’ meaning heavy and the Latin word ‘ilium’ referring to
Barosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Barosaurus Barosaurus (BAHR-oh-SAWR-us; “Heavy Lizard”) Barosaurus was a genus of giant, long-necked sauropod dinosaur that roamed the Earth during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 152 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been primarily discovered in the Morrison Formation of North America. The name Barosaurus comes from Greek
Barrosasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Barrosasaurus Barrosasaurus (bah-ROH-sah-SAWR-us; “Sierra Barrosa lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 80 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Neuquén Province of Patagonia, Argentina. The name Barrosasaurus refers to the Sierra Barrosa locality, the area where its
Barsboldia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Barsboldia Barsboldia (BARSS-BOLD-ee-ah; “Barsbold’s dinosaur”) is a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name honors the renowned Mongolian paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold. Barsboldia was first described in 1981 by paleontologists Teresa MaryaÅ„ska and
Baryonyx: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Baryonyx Baryonyx (BAH-ree-ON-ICKS; “Heavy Claw”) is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 130 to 125 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now England, Spain, and Portugal. The name Baryonyx refers to an unusually large and heavy
Basutodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Basutodon Basutodon (bah-SOO-toh-don; “Basuto tooth”) is a genus of archosaur known only from fossilized teeth discovered in what is now Lesotho, dating back to the Early Jurassic period, approximately 200 to 190 million years ago. The name refers to Basutoland, the former name of Lesotho, and “odon,” Greek for
Batrachognathus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Batrachognathus Batrachognathus (ba-TRA-ko-NAY-thus; “frog jaw”) is a genus of anurognathid pterosaur, a type of flying reptile, that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now Kazakhstan. The name Batrachognathus, derived from Greek words batrachos (“frog”)
Batrachopus Batrachopus (bah-TRAK-oh-pus; “Frog Foot”) is an ichnogenus, which means it is a name given to trace fossils, specifically fossilized footprints, rather than to a body fossil of an animal. These small, three-toed tracks were made by an unknown bipedal (two-legged) animal that lived from the Late Triassic to the Early Jurassic period, approximately 230
Batrosaurus Batrosaurus (BAT-rah-koh-SAWR-us; “Frog Lizard”) is a name sometimes encountered in discussions about dinosaurs. However, “Batrosaurus” is not a scientifically recognized dinosaur genus. It is often thought to be a misspelling of, or a confusion with, the dinosaur Bactrosaurus (BACK-tro-SAWR-us), whose name means “Club-spined Lizard” or “Bactrian Lizard.” This encyclopedia entry will describe the known
