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Chebsaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chebsaurus Chebsaurus (CHEB-sawr-us; “Cheb lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 168 to 165 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Algeria, in North Africa. Chebsaurus was named and described in 2005 by a team of paleontologists, […]

Chenanisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chenanisaurus Chenanisaurus (sheh-NAH-nee-SAWR-us; “Sidi Chennane lizard”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the very end of the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 67 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, North Africa. The name Chenanisaurus honors the

Chialingosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chialingosaurus Chialingosaurus (chee-AH-ling-o-SAWR-us; “Chialing Lizard”) is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 165 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Upper Shaximiao Formation in Sichuan Province, China. The name refers to the Chialing River (now Jialing River) near

Chiayusaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chiayusaurus Discovery and Naming Chiayusaurus (CHAH-yoo-SAWR-us; “Jiayu Pass Lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that is thought to have lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 145 to 100 million years ago, in what is now China. The name Chiayusaurus means “Jiayu Pass lizard,” referring to the Jiayuguan

Chilantaisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chilantaisaurus Chilantaisaurus (CHEE-lan-tie-SAWR-us; “Chilantai lizard”) is a genus of large meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 92 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Inner Mongolia, China. The name Chilantaisaurus refers to Lake Jilantai (Chilantai), a salt lake near where its

Chilesaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chilesaurus Chilesaurus (CHILL-eh-SAWR-us; “Chile lizard”) is a genus of herbivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 145 million years ago, in what is now Chile. The name refers to the country where its fossils were first discovered. Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, the only known species, was named

Chindesaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chindesaurus Chindesaurus (CHIN-day-SAWR-us; “Chinde Point lizard”) is a genus of early carnivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 216 to 203 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, USA, within the Chinle Formation. The name Chindesaurus combines

Chingkankousaurus Chingkankousaurus (CHING-kan-koo-SAWR-us; “Chingkankou lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Shandong Province of China. The name refers to the village of Chingkankou, near where the first bone was found. Chingkankousaurus was first named and described by

Chirostenotes: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chirostenotes Chirostenotes (KY-roh-sten-OH-teez; “narrow hand”) is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 76.5 to 75 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in what is now North America, particularly in Alberta, Canada. The name Chirostenotes refers to its slender hands,

Chondrosteosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Chondrosteosaurus Chondrosteosaurus (KON-dro-STEE-oh-SAWR-us; “Cartilage and Bone Lizard”) Chondrosteosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that inhabited the area now known as England during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 130 to 125 million years ago. The fossils were first described by the renowned British paleontologist Sir Richard Owen in 1876.