Liaoningotitan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Liaoningotitan Liaoningotitan (LEE-ow-ning-oh-TIE-tan; “Liaoning titan”) is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 113 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Yixian Formation in Liaoning Province, China, an area famous for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, including feathered dinosaurs […]
Liaoningraptor: Profile of a Feathered Predator Liaoningraptor Liaoningraptor (LEE-ow-ning-RAP-tor; “Liaoning plunderer”) is a genus of small, feathered dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 125 to 120 million years ago, in what is now Liaoning Province, China. The name “Liaoningraptor” comes from “Liaoning,” the area where its fossils were found, and
Liaoningvenator: Profile of the Liaoning Hunter Liaoningvenator Liaoningvenator (lee-OW-ning-VEN-ah-tor; “Liaoning hunter”) Liaoningvenator is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that roamed the Earth during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 124 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the famous Yixian Formation in Liaoning Province, China, a place known for its incredibly well-preserved
Libycosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Libycosaurus Libycosaurus (LIB-ih-koh-SAWR-us; “Libyan lizard”) is an extinct genus of large, hippo-like mammals called anthracotheres. Despite its name ending in “-saurus,” which often refers to lizards or dinosaurs, Libycosaurus was not a reptile. It was a mammal related to modern hippopotamuses and, more distantly, to whales. These animals lived
Liella: Profile of an Early Cretaceous Ornithopod Liella Liella (lee-EL-uh; “Li’s graceful one”) is a genus of small, herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago, in what is now Liaoning Province, China. Its fossils were found in the famous Yixian Formation, known for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils,
Ligabueino Ligabueino (LEE-gah-bweh-EE-no; “Ligabue’s little one”) is a genus of very small noasaurid theropod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 110 million years ago, in what is now Argentina, South America. This dinosaur was named by paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1996 to honor Giancarlo Ligabue, an Italian supporter of the expedition that
Ligabuesaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Ligabuesaurus Ligabuesaurus (lee-gah-BWAY-sawr-us; “Ligabue’s lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that roamed the Earth during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 110 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lohan Cura Formation in the Neuquén Province of Patagonia, Argentina. The name honors Dr. Giancarlo Ligabue, an Italian
Liliensternus Liliensternus (LIL-ee-en-SHTERN-us; “Lilienstern’s reptile”) is a genus of early carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago. Fossils of Liliensternus have been discovered in what is now Germany and Switzerland. The name honors the German paleontologist Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern, who collected the original fossils. Liliensternus was
Limaysaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Limaysaurus Limaysaurus (lee-MY-sawr-us; “Limay River lizard”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 to 97 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now the Neuquén Province of Argentina, South America. The name Limaysaurus refers to the Limay
Limnornis Limnornis (LIM-nor-niss; “Marsh Bird”) is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Argentina. The name Limnornis comes from Greek words: “limne” meaning marsh or lake, and “ornis” meaning bird, reflecting its likely habitat. It was first named and
