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
“`html 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
“`html 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
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
“`html Batrosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant 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.”
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
