Atsinganosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Atsinganosaurus Atsinganosaurus (AT-sing-GAH-no-SAWR-us; “Gypsy lizard” or “Wandering lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 72 million years ago, in what is now southeastern France. The first fossils were discovered near the village of Velaux in 1992 during excavations […]
Aublysodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Tyrannosaur – Dinos and Designs Aublysodon Aublysodon (AW-blih-so-don; “Receding Tooth” or “Backward-Flowing Tooth”) is a genus name that was once used for a type of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 75 million years ago, in what is now North America. The name was coined
Aucasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Aucasaurus Aucasaurus (OW-kah-SAWR-us; “Auca lizard”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that roamed South America during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 80 to 75 million years ago. Its name refers to the Auca Mahuevo fossil site in Argentina where its remarkably complete skeleton was discovered in 1999. This
Augustia Augustia (aw-GUS-tee-ah; “Augusto’s reptile”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 116 to 108 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Patagonia, Argentina, in South America. The dinosaur was first named and described by paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1999. The name Augustia honors
Auroraceratops: Profile of an Early Horned Dinosaur Auroraceratops Auroraceratops (aw-ROAR-ah-SAIR-ah-tops; “Dawn horned face”) is a genus of early horned dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 113 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Gansu Province of northwestern China. The name Auroraceratops comes from “Aurora” (the Roman goddess of
Aurornis: Profile of a Dawn Bird Dinosaur Aurornis Aurornis (aw-ROAR-niss; “dawn bird”) is a genus of small, bird-like theropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 160 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation in Liaoning Province, China. The name Aurornis comes from the Latin word “aurora,” meaning “dawn,”
Australodocus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Australodocus Australodocus (AW-strah-loh-DOH-kus; “Southern beam”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in what is now Tanzania, Africa. The name Australodocus means “southern beam,” referring to its discovery in the Southern Hemisphere (Africa was part of the southern
Australovenator: Profile of Australia’s ‘Southern Hunter’ Australovenator Australovenator (AW-strah-loh-VEN-ah-tor; “southern hunter”) is a genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago, in what is now Australia. Its name reflects its discovery location and predatory nature. Australovenator was first described in 2009 by paleontologist Scott Hocknull and
Austrocheirus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Austrocheirus Austrocheirus (OW-stroh-KY-rus; “Southern hand”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 71 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Argentina, South America. The name refers to its discovery locality in the Southern Hemisphere and the important hand bones found.
Austroposeidon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Austroposeidon Austroposeidon (AW-stroh-poh-SY-dun; “Southern Poseidon”) is a genus of very large titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 85 to 70 million years ago, in what is now Brazil, South America. Its name refers to the Greek god Poseidon, who was associated with earthquakes, hinting
