Elaltitan Elaltitan (EL-al-TY-tahn; “Elal’s titan”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name honors Elal, a creator god in the mythology of the Tehuelche people, indigenous to the region where its fossils were discovered. […]
Elaphrosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Elaphrosaurus Elaphrosaurus (eh-LAFF-roh-SAWR-us; “light-footed lizard”) is a genus of slender theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, around 154 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Tendaguru Formation in Tanzania, Africa. The name Elaphrosaurus was given by German scientist Werner Janensch in 1920
Elmisaurus Elmisaurus (EL-mee-SAWR-us; “Foot Lizard” or “Sole Lizard”) Elmisaurus is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago. Fossils of Elmisaurus have been discovered in what is now Mongolia. The name Elmisaurus comes from the Mongolian word “elmy” or “ölmy,” meaning “sole of the foot,”
Elopteryx: Profile of an Enigmatic Late Cretaceous Theropod Elopteryx Elopteryx (el-LOP-ter-iks; “Marsh wing”) is a genus of small theropod dinosaur, or possibly a bird-like dinosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 71 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in what is now Romania, specifically in the HaÈ›eg Basin. The
Elrhazosaurus Elrhazosaurus (EL-rah-zoh-SAWR-us; “Lizard from the Elrhaz Formation”) is a genus of dryosaurid ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Niger, Africa, within a geological area known as the Elrhaz Formation, which gives the dinosaur its name. Elrhazosaurus was originally named as a
Emausaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Emausaurus Emausaurus (EH-mow-SAWR-us; “EMAU lizard”) is a genus of thyreophoran dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 183 to 182 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Germany. The name “Emausaurus” refers to the Ernst Moritz Arndt University (EMAU) of Greifswald, where the fossils are kept.
Embasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Embasaurus Embasaurus (EM-bah-SAWR-us; “Emba River lizard”) is a genus of meat-eating theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 to 130 million years ago, in what is now Kazakhstan. Its name refers to the Emba River near where its fossils were discovered. Embasaurus is known from
Enigmosaurus Enigmosaurus (eh-NIG-mo-SAWR-us; “Enigmatic Lizard”) is a genus of therizinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 90 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name Enigmosaurus means “enigmatic lizard” or “puzzling lizard.” This name was chosen because the unusual features of its hip bones were different from other theropods
Eoabelisaurus: Profile of an Early Abelisaurid Predator Eoabelisaurus Eoabelisaurus (EE-oh-ah-BEH-lih-SAWR-us; “Dawn Abel’s Lizard”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that roamed what is now Argentina in South America during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 165 million years ago. The name “Eoabelisaurus” combines “Eo,” meaning dawn or early, with “Abelisaurus,” referencing its status
Eobrontosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Eobrontosaurus Eobrontosaurus (EE-oh-bron-toh-SAWR-us; “Dawn Brontosaurus”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 154 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Morrison Formation of North America. The name reflects its perceived earlier or more primitive form compared to the
