Majungatholus Majungatholus (ma-JUNG-guh-THO-luss; “Mahajanga dome”) is a genus name first given in 1979 by paleontologists Hans-Dieter Sues and Philippe Taquet to a fossil skull fragment discovered in the Mahajanga Province of Madagascar. This dinosaur lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. The name refers to its place of discovery […]
Malarguesaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Malarguesaurus Malarguesaurus (ma-LAR-gweh-SAWR-us; “Malargüe lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 89 to 90 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Mendoza Province of Argentina, South America. The name Malarguesaurus refers to the Malargüe Department where it was
Malawisaurus Malawisaurus (mah-LAH-wee-SAWR-us; “Malawi lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 112 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Dinosaur Beds of Malawi in Africa, giving the dinosaur its name. First described by Sidney Haughton in 1928 as a species of Gigantosaurus,
Maleevosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Maleevosaurus Maleevosaurus (Mah-LEE-vo-SAWR-us; “Maleev’s lizard”) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name honors Evgeny Maleev, a notable Russian paleontologist who studied many Mongolian dinosaurs. Maleevosaurus was first named by paleontologist
Maleevus Maleevus (mah-LAY-eh-vus; “Maleev’s reptile”) is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name honors Evgeny Maleev, a Russian paleontologist who originally studied the fossils that would later be assigned to this genus. The fossils now attributed
Mamenchisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mamenchisaurus Mamenchisaurus (mah-MEN-chih-SAWR-us; “Mamenchi Ferry Lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur renowned for its exceptionally long neck. It lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 160 to 145 million years ago, in what is now China. The name refers to the Mamenxi (MÇŽmÃngxÄ« 馬鳴溪) ferry crossing in Sichuan
Manidens: Profile of the Small Jurassic Herbivore Manidens Manidens (MAH-nee-denz; “hand tooth”) is a genus of small heterodontosaurid ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early to Middle Jurassic period, approximately 179 to 171 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. The genus was named and
Manospondylus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Manospondylus Manospondylus (MAN-oh-SPON-dih-lus; “Porous Vertebra”) is a genus of large theropod dinosaur named in 1892 by paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. The name was based on two partial vertebrae discovered in South Dakota, USA, dating back to the Late Cretaceous period, about 67 to 66 million years ago. While the
Mantellisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mantellisaurus Mantellisaurus (man-TELL-ih-SAWR-us; “Mantell’s lizard”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 113 million years ago, in what is now Europe, particularly England and Belgium. The name honors Gideon Mantell, a pioneering paleontologist who first described Iguanodon, a dinosaur
Mapusaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mapusaurus Mapusaurus (MAH-poo-SAWR-us; “Earth lizard”) is a genus of giant carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 97 to 93.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name Mapusaurus comes from the Mapuche word “Mapu,” meaning “Earth,” and
