“`html Bienosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bienosaurus Bienosaurus (bee-EN-oh-SAWR-us; “Bien’s lizard”) is a genus of thyreophoran dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 199 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yunnan Province, China. The name Bienosaurus honors Mei Nien Bien, who discovered the original […]
Bihariosaurus Bihariosaurus (BEE-har-ee-oh-SAWR-us; “Bihor lizard”) is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 129 to 125 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Romania, specifically in Bihor County, from which it gets its name. Bihariosaurus was first named and described by paleontologist Florian Marinescu in
Bissektipelta: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bissektipelta Bissektipelta (bih-SEK-tih-PEL-tuh; “Bissekty shield”) is a genus of armored ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Turonian stage, around 90 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan, Central Asia. The name refers to this formation and the Greek
“`html Blasisaurus Blasisaurus (BLAH-see-SAWR-us; “Blasi lizard”) is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur, also known as a duck-billed dinosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossils, dating back to about 70 to 66 million years ago, were discovered in the Arén Formation in Huesca Province, Spain. The name Blasisaurus refers to the Blasi
“`html Blikanasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Blikanasaurus Blikanasaurus (Bli-KAH-nuh-SAWR-us; “Blikana lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 227 to 208 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now South Africa. The name Blikanasaurus means “lizard from Blikana,” referring to Blikana Mountain near
“`html Bolong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bolong Bolong (BO-long; “Bo dragon”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The name “Bolong” refers to the “Bo” Hai region near where it
“`html Bonapartenykus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bonapartenykus Bonapartenykus (BOH-nah-par-TEH-NEE-kus; “Bonaparte’s claw”) is a genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name honors the renowned Argentine paleontologist José F. Bonaparte for his significant contributions to dinosaur
“`html Bonapartesaurus Bonapartesaurus (BOH-nuh-par-tay-SAWR-us; “Bonaparte’s lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name honors the influential Argentine paleontologist José F. Bonaparte for his significant contributions to the study of South American dinosaurs. Bonapartesaurus rionegrensis, the
“`html Bonatitan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bonatitan Bonatitan (boh-NAH-tie-tan; “Bonaparte’s titan”) is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Allen Formation in RÃo Negro Province, Argentina, in South America. The name Bonatitan honors the famous
Bonitasaura Bonitasaura (boh-NEE-tah-SAWR-ah; “La Bonita quarry lizard”) Bonitasaura is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 86 to 83 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the RÃo Negro Province of Patagonia, Argentina. The genus name refers to the “La Bonita” quarry, where its remains were first
