Nagasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Nagasaurus Nagasaurus (NAH-gah-SAWR-us; “Naga lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago, in what is now India. The name Nagasaurus is derived from “Naga,” serpentine deities in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, alluding to the dinosaur’s […]
Nambalia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Nambalia Nambalia (nam-BAH-lee-uh; “from Nambal”) is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 216 to 203 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Upper Maleri Formation in Andhra Pradesh, India. This dinosaur was named and described in 2011 by a
Nanningosaurus Nanningosaurus (NAN-ning-uh-SAWR-us; “Nanning lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now southern China. Its name refers to Nanning City in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where its fossils were discovered, combined with the Greek word “sauros,” meaning
Nanosaurus: Profile of a Jurassic Dwarf Lizard Nanosaurus Nanosaurus (NAN-oh-SAWR-us; “Small Lizard” or “Dwarf Lizard”) is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation of Colorado, North America. First named by the famous paleontologist Othniel Charles
Nanotyrannus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Nanotyrannus Nanotyrannus (NAN-oh-tie-RAN-us; “Pygmy Tyrant” or “Dwarf Tyrant”) Nanotyrannus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 to 66 million years ago, in what is now North America. The name reflects its proposed smaller adult size compared to its giant relative,
Nanuqsaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Nanuqsaurus Nanuqsaurus (NA-nook-SAWR-us; “polar bear lizard”) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 69 million years ago, in what is now northern Alaska. The name Nanuqsaurus comes from the Iñupiaq word “nanuq,” meaning polar bear, reflecting its Arctic habitat,
Narambuenatitan Narambuenatitan (NAH-ram-BWEN-ah-tie-tan; “Titan from Puesto Narambuena”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago (Campanian-Maastrichtian stages). Its fossils were discovered in what is now the RÃo Negro Province of Argentina, South America. Paleontologists Leonardo Salgado, Flavio Bellardini, and Juan Ignacio Canale
Nasutoceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Nasutoceratops Nasutoceratops (Nah-SOO-toh-SEH-rah-tops; “Large-nosed horn-face”) is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that roamed the Earth during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 76 to 75 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now the Kaiparowits Formation in Utah, USA. The name Nasutoceratops, given by paleontologists
Natovenator: Profile of a Semi-Aquatic Dromaeosaurid Natovenator Natovenator (NAH-toh-veh-NAY-tor; “Swimming Hunter”) is a genus of small dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 71 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The name Natovenator reflects its presumed lifestyle, with “nato” meaning “to swim”
Nebulasaurus Nebulasaurus (NEB-yoo-luh-SAWR-us; “Nebula lizard” or “Cloudy lizard”) is a genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early to Middle Jurassic period, approximately 174 to 168 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Zhanghe Formation in Yunnan Province, China. The name Nebulasaurus refers to Yunlong County, which means “Cloudy Dragon County,”
