“`html Camposaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Camposaurus Camposaurus (KAM-po-SAWR-us; “Camp’s lizard”) is a genus of small, carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 220 to 210 million years ago (Norian stage). Its fossils were discovered in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, USA, within the Chinle Formation. Camposaurus was […]
Camptosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Camptosaurus Camptosaurus (KAMP-toh-SAWR-us; “Bent Lizard”) Camptosaurus is a genus of plant-eating ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 148 million years ago. Its fossils have been found mainly in what is now western North America, with some possible remains discovered in Europe. The name
“`html Canardia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Canardia Canardia (kah-NAHR-dee-ah; “Duck reptile”) is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the very end of the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 67.5 to 66 million years ago, in what is now southern France. The name “Canardia” comes from the French word “canard,” meaning duck, which
Carcharodontosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Carcharodontosaurus Carcharodontosaurus (kar-KAR-o-don-to-SAWR-us; “Shark-toothed lizard”) is a genus of massive carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the mid-Cretaceous period, approximately 100 to 93 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in North Africa, specifically in regions that are now Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Niger, and Tunisia. The name Carcharodontosaurus
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Cardiodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Cardiodon Cardiodon (KAR-dee-oh-don; “Heart Tooth”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 166 million years ago. Its fossils, primarily teeth, were discovered in Wiltshire, England. The name Cardiodon was coined by the famous British paleontologist Sir Richard Owen in 1841, referring
“`html Carnotaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Carnotaurus Carnotaurus (KAR-no-TAWR-us; “Meat-eating bull”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that roamed South America during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 69.9 million years ago. Its name comes from the Latin words “caro” (meat) and “taurus” (bull), referring to its carnivorous diet and the distinctive
Caseosaurus: Profile of an Early North American Dinosaur Caseosaurus Caseosaurus (KAY-see-oh-SAWR-us; “Case’s lizard”) Caseosaurus is a genus of early dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 237 to 227 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Dockum Group of Texas, North America. The name honors Ermine Cowles Case, an American paleontologist
Cathartesaura Cathartesaura (ka-THAR-teh-SAW-rah; “Vulture Lizard”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 97 to 94 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the RÃo Negro Province of Argentina, South America. The name “Cathartesaura” refers to the New World vulture genus Cathartes, as the discovery site is
“`html Cathetosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Cathetosaurus Cathetosaurus (kath-EH-toe-SAWR-us; “upright lizard”) Cathetosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation of North America, particularly in Wyoming and Utah. The name Cathetosaurus means “upright
“`html Caudipteryx: The Feathered Dinosaur with a Tail Fan Caudipteryx Caudipteryx (kaw-DIP-tuh-riks; “tail feather”) is a genus of small, peacock-sized oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 124.6 million years ago. Fossils of Caudipteryx have been discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The name refers to the prominent
