Anatosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Anatosaurus Anatosaurus (uh-NAT-oh-SAWR-us; “Duck Lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid, or “duck-billed,” dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in North America. The name Anatosaurus refers to its broad, flat snout, which resembled the bill of […]
Anatotitan Anatotitan (an-NAY-toh-TY-tan; “giant duck”) is a genus of very large hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago, in what is now western North America. The name reflects its impressive size and the characteristic broad, flat snout resembling a duck’s bill. While historically considered a
“`html Anchiceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Anchiceratops Anchiceratops (AN-kee-SEHR-uh-tops; “Near Horned Face”) is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 71 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now Alberta, Canada. The name Anchiceratops, meaning “near horned face,” was given by
“`html Anchiornis Anchiornis (an-kee-OR-niss; “near bird”) is a genus of small, four-winged paravian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 161 to 160 million years ago. Its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning Province, China, have provided remarkable insights into early feather evolution and bird origins. The name
“`html Anchisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Anchisaurus Anchisaurus (AN-kee-SAWR-us; “Near Lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils have primarily been found in the Connecticut River Valley of North America. The name, given by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh
Anchisaurus (AN-kee-SAWR-us; “Near Lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils have primarily been found in the Connecticut River Valley of North America. The name, given by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1885, reflects his view that it was
“`html Andesaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Andesaurus Andesaurus (AN-dee-SAWR-us; “Andes Lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the early part of the Late Cretaceous period, about 99 to 97 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Patagonia region of Argentina, South America, near the Andes Mountains, which inspired
Andhrasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Andhrasaurus Andhrasaurus (AN-drah-SAWR-us; “Lizard from Andhra Pradesh”) is a genus of dinosaur known from very limited fossil remains discovered in India. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. When first described in 1989, scientists thought Andhrasaurus might be a type of armored
Angaturama: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Angaturama Angaturama (/an-GAH-too-RAH-mah/; “Noble Spirit”) is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 million years ago, in what is now Brazil. The name Angaturama comes from a protective spirit in the culture of the Tupi people native to Brazil. Fossils of
Angloposeidon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Angloposeidon Angloposeidon (ANG-loh-poh-SYE-dun; “English earthquake god”) is an informal name given to a genus of potentially enormous sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 to 125 million years ago, in what is now England. The remains of this dinosaur consist of a single, very large
