Borealopelta Borealopelta (BOR-ee-al-oh-PEL-tah; “Northern Shield”) is a genus of nodosaurid ankylosaur dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 to 110 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Alberta, Canada. The first and most famous specimen of Borealopelta was found accidentally in 2011 by a mining machine operator at […]
Borealosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Borealosaurus Borealosaurus (BOR-ee-AL-oh-SAWR-us; “Northern Lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 to 90 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Sunjiawan Formation in Liaoning Province, northeastern China. The name Borealosaurus comes from the Greek word “Boreas,” meaning
“`html Boreonykus Boreonykus (BOR-ee-oh-NYE-kus; “Northern claw”) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 73 million years ago, in what is now Alberta, Canada. The name comes from the Greek words “boreos” meaning north, referring to its discovery location in a northern latitude, and “onykhos” meaning claw, a
Borogovia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Borogovia Borogovia (BOR-oh-GO-vee-ah; “Borogove creature”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name Borogovia comes from the “borogoves,” fantastical, thin, shabby-looking birds in Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky.” This small dinosaur was
“`html Bothriospondylus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bothriospondylus Bothriospondylus (BOTH-ree-oh-SPON-dih-lus; “excavated vertebra”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 161 to 150 million years ago. Fossils attributed to this dinosaur have primarily been found in Europe, particularly in England and France, with some debated remains from other regions.
“`html Brachiosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Brachiosaurus Brachiosaurus (BRACK-ee-ow-SAWR-us; “arm lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 154 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been found primarily in the Morrison Formation of North America. The name Brachiosaurus comes from Greek words meaning “arm lizard,”
“`html Brachyceratops Brachyceratops (BRAH-kee-SEH-rah-tops; “Short-horned face”) is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 74 million years ago, in what is now Montana, North America. The name comes from the Greek words “brachys” (short), “keras” (horn), and “ops” (face). Brachyceratops was first described by paleontologist Charles W. Gilmore in
Brachylophosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Brachylophosaurus Brachylophosaurus (brack-ee-LOAF-oh-SAWR-us; “short-crested lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid, or “duck-billed,” dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 81 to 76.7 million years ago (Campanian stage). Its fossils have been discovered in North America, primarily in Montana, USA, and Alberta, Canada. The name refers to its
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Brachypodosaurus: Profile of a Mysterious Indian Dinosaur Brachypodosaurus Brachypodosaurus (BRAK-ih-POD-oh-SAWR-us; “Short-footed lizard”) Brachypodosaurus is a genus of dinosaur known from very limited fossil remains found in India. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian age, about 70 to 66 million years ago. The name comes from the Greek words “brachys” meaning short,
“`html Brachyrophus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Brachyrophus Brachyrophus (BRACK-ee-ROHF-us; “Short snout”) is a genus of hadrosaurid ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 76 to 72 million years ago. Fossil remains of Brachyrophus have been discovered in what is now western North America. The name Brachyrophus refers to its relatively compact
