Batyrosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Batyrosaurus Batyrosaurus (bah-TEE-roh-SAWR-us; “Batyr lizard”) Batyrosaurus is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 85 to 84 million years ago, in what is now Kazakhstan. The name “Batyrosaurus” means “Batyr lizard,” referring to “Batyr,” a Kazakh honorific title similar to “hero” or “warrior,” […]
Baurutitan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Baurutitan Baurutitan (BOW-roo-TIE-tan; “Bauru titan”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Bauru Group of Brazil, a country rich in dinosaur discoveries. The name Baurutitan refers to the Bauru
Bayannurosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bayannurosaurus Bayannurosaurus (BAY-an-NUR-oh-SAWR-us; “Bayannur lizard”) is a genus of large ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago, in what is now Inner Mongolia, China. The name refers to the city of Bayannur, near where its fossils were discovered. Bayannurosaurus was first described
Becklespinax: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Becklespinax Becklespinax (BEK-uhl-SPY-nax; “Beckles’s spine”) is a genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, specifically the Valanginian stage, around 140 to 136 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Sussex, England. The name honors Samuel Husbands Beckles, who found
Beibeilong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Beibeilong Beibeilong (BAY-bay-long; “baby dragon”) is a genus of very large oviraptorosaur dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 90 million years ago (Turonian stage), in what is now Henan Province, China. The name Beibeilong, meaning “baby dragon” in Chinese, reflects that the dinosaur was first identified
Beipiaognathus: Profile of a Small Cretaceous Predator Beipiaognathus Beipiaognathus (Bay-pyaow-NAY-thus; “Beipiao jaw”) is a genus of small compsognathid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Yixian Formation in Liaoning Province, China, an area famous for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils. Beipiaognathus was scientifically
Beipiaosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Beipiaosaurus Beipiaosaurus (BAY-pee-ow-SAWR-us; “Beipiao lizard”) is a genus of feathered therizinosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China, a region famous for its exceptionally preserved fossils, including many feathered dinosaurs. The
Beishanlong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Beishanlong Beishanlong (BAY-shahn-LONG; “Beishan dragon”) Beishanlong is a genus of giant ornithomimosaurian (“bird-mimic”) dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Xinminpu Group in Gansu Province, northwestern China. The name Beishanlong refers to the Bei Shan
Bellusaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bellusaurus Bellusaurus (BELL-uh-SAWR-us; “Beautiful Lizard”) Bellusaurus is a genus of small sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 167 to 161 million years ago, in what is now the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China. The name Bellusaurus comes from the Latin word “bellus,” meaning “beautiful” or
Belodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Belodon Belodon (BELL-oh-don; “Arrow Tooth”) Belodon is a genus of extinct phytosaur, a type of reptile that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 228 to 200 million years ago. These creatures were not dinosaurs, but rather distant relatives of crocodiles and dinosaurs. Fossils of Belodon have been found
