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Adelolophus

Adelolophus (/”uh-DELL-oh-LOAF-us”/; “unknown crest”) is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 80 to 77 million years ago. The name refers to the fact that while it is classified as a hollow-crested hadrosaur, the exact shape of its crest is unknown because only a part of its upper […]

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Adeopapposaurus

Adeopapposaurus (/”AD-ee-oh-pap-oh-SAWR-us”/; “far-eating lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 200 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the San Juan Province of Argentina. The name refers to its long neck, which likely helped it reach high vegetation. Adeopapposaurus was first scientifically described

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Adeopapposaurus

Adeopapposaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Adeopapposaurus Adeopapposaurus (/”AD-ee-oh-pap-oh-SAWR-us”/; “far-eating lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 200 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the San Juan Province of Argentina. The name refers to its long neck, which likely helped it reach

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Aegyptosaurus

Aegyptosaurus (ee-JIPT-oh-SORE-us; “Egyptian lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago (Cenomanian stage). Its fossils have been discovered in North Africa, primarily in Egypt and Niger. The name Aegyptosaurus refers to Egypt, the country where its first remains were found. German paleontologist Ernst

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Aegyptosaurus

“`html Aegyptosaurus Aegyptosaurus (ee-JIPT-oh-SORE-us; “Egyptian lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago (Cenomanian stage). Its fossils have been discovered in North Africa, primarily in Egypt and Niger. The name Aegyptosaurus refers to Egypt, the country where its first remains were found. German

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Aeolosaurus

Aeolosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Aeolosaurus Description Aeolosaurus (/”EE-oh-lo-SAWR-us”/; “Aeolus’ lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 83 to 70 million years ago (Campanian to Maastrichtian stages). Fossils of Aeolosaurus have been discovered in South America, primarily in Argentina and Brazil. The name “Aeolosaurus” refers

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Aeolosaurus

Aeolosaurus (/”EE-oh-lo-SAWR-us”/; “Aeolus’ lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 83 to 70 million years ago (Campanian to Maastrichtian stages). Fossils of Aeolosaurus have been discovered in South America, primarily in Argentina and Brazil. The name “Aeolosaurus” refers to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds,

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Aepisaurus

“`html Aepisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Aepisaurus Aepisaurus (/”EE-pee-SAWR-us”/; “lofty lizard” or “high lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 100 to 105 million years ago, in what is now southern France. The genus was named and described by French paleontologist Paul Gervais in 1852 based

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Aepisaurus

Aepisaurus (/”EE-pee-SAWR-us”/; “lofty lizard” or “high lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 100 to 105 million years ago, in what is now southern France. The genus was named and described by French paleontologist Paul Gervais in 1852 based on a single fossil bone. The name comes

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Aerosteon

Aerosteon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Aerosteon Aerosteon (/”AIR-oh-STEE-on”/; “air bone”) is a genus of megaraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Santonian stage, about 84 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Anacleto Formation in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The name Aerosteon, meaning “air bone,” refers to the

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