Almas Almas (AHL-mahs; “Wild Man”) Almas is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 71 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Djadochta Formation in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, specifically at a rich fossil site known as Ukhaa Tolgod. The name “Almas” comes […]
“`html Altirhinus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Altirhinus Altirhinus (AL-tih-RYE-nus; “High Snout”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Mongolia. The name Altirhinus refers to the tall, arched structure on the upper part of its snout,
Altispinax Altispinax (AL-tih-SPY-nax; “High spines” or “Lofty spines”) is a genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 140 to 130 million years ago. Fossils of Altispinax have been found in what is now England, and possibly Germany. The name refers to the very tall spines on its back
Alvarezsaurus (AL-vahr-ez-SAWR-us; “Alvarez’s lizard”) is a genus of small alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 86 to 83 million years ago (Campanian stage), in what is now Argentina. The name honors the historian Don Gregorio Alvarez, who was from the Neuquén Province where the fossils were found. Alvarezsaurus was first
Alvarezsaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Alvarezsaurus Alvarezsaurus (AL-vahr-ez-SAWR-us; “Alvarez’s lizard”) is a genus of small alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 86 to 83 million years ago (Campanian stage), in what is now Argentina. The name honors the historian Don Gregorio Alvarez, who was from the Neuquén Province where
Alwalkeria Alwalkeria (AL-walk-EAR-ee-ah; “A.W. Walker’s reptile”) is a genus of small, early saurischian dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 228 to 216 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Maleri Formation of Andhra Pradesh, India. The dinosaur was first named Walkeria in 1987 by paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee, but this name
“`html Alxasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Alxasaurus Alxasaurus (ALK-shah-SAWR-us; “Alxa Desert lizard”) Alxasaurus is a genus of therizinosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 113 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Bayin-Gobi Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. The name refers to the Alxa Desert (also known
Amargasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Amargasaurus Amargasaurus (ah-MAR-guh-SAWR-us; “Amarga lizard”) is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 129 to 122 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Argentina, South America. The name Amargasaurus refers to the La Amarga Formation, the geological formation
“`html Amargastegos: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Amargastegos Amargastegos (Uh-MAR-gah-STEG-oss; “Amarga covered lizard”) Amargastegos is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 130 to 125 million years ago. Fossil evidence of this dinosaur has been found in the La Amarga Formation of Neuquén Province, Argentina, in South America. The
Amargatitanis: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Amargatitanis Amargatitanis (ah-MAR-gah-tie-TAN-iss; “Amarga Titan”) is a genus of large sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 130 to 120 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the La Amarga Formation in Neuquén Province, Argentina, in South America. The name Amargatitanis refers to the geological
