Diamantinasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Diamantinasaurus Diamantinasaurus (Die-uh-MAN-teen-uh-SAWR-us; “Diamantina lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the mid-Cretaceous period, approximately 98 to 95 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Queensland, Australia. The name Diamantinasaurus refers to the Diamantina River, which flows near the site where its bones were […]
Dianchungosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dianchungosaurus Dianchungosaurus (dee-AHN-chong-oh-SAWR-us; “Central Yunnan Lizard”) Dianchungosaurus is a genus of herbivorous sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 199 to 189 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yunnan Province, China. The dinosaur was first named and described by Chinese
Diclonius: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Diclonius Diclonius (die-KLOH-nee-us; “double sprout”) is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur, likely a type of hadrosaurid or “duck-billed” dinosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 77 to 75 million years ago. Its fossils, primarily teeth, have been found in North America, particularly in Montana. The name Diclonius
Dicraeosaurus Dicraeosaurus (Die-KRAY-oh-SAWR-us; “Forked lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, around 155 to 150 million years ago (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages). Its fossils were discovered in what is now Tanzania, Africa, specifically in the famous Tendaguru Formation. The name Dicraeosaurus refers to the unique, deeply split or
Didactylornis: Profile of a Two-Fingered Theropod Didactylornis (DIE-dak-til-OR-niss; “two-fingered bird”) is a genus of small alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 71 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The name Didactylornis is derived from the Greek words
Dilong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dilong Dilong (DYE-long; “Emperor Dragon”) is a genus of small, feathered tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 126 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Yixian Formation in Liaoning Province, China. The name Dilong comes from Chinese: ‘di’ meaning ’emperor’ and ‘long’
Dilophosaurus Dilophosaurus (dye-LOH-fo-SAWR-us; “two-crested lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 193 million years ago. Its fossils have been found primarily in what is now North America, particularly Arizona, with some possible material from China. The name Dilophosaurus means “two-crested lizard,” referring to the distinctive pair of
Dimodosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dimodosaurus Dimodosaurus (die-MOH-doh-SAWR-us; “Twin Peak Lizard”) Dimodosaurus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 130 to 125 million years ago. Fossil remains of Dimodosaurus have been discovered in what is now England, specifically within the Wealden Group, a rock formation known for
Dinheirosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dinheirosaurus Dinheirosaurus (dih-NAY-roh-SAWR-us; “Porto Dinheiro lizard”) is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 157 to 152 million years ago, in what is now Portugal. The name refers to Porto Dinheiro, the coastal locality near Lourinhã where its fossils were first discovered.
Dinocephalosaurus Profile | Dinos and Designs Dinocephalosaurus Dinocephalosaurus (DIE-no-SEF-uh-lo-SAWR-us; “Terrible-headed lizard”) is an extinct genus of long-necked, aquatic protorosaur, a type of early archosauromorph reptile, that lived during the Middle Triassic period, approximately 244 million years ago. It is important to note that Dinocephalosaurus was not a dinosaur, but a distinct type of marine reptile.
