Abelisaurus (“AH-beh-lih-SAWR-us”/; “Abel’s lizard” ) in honor of Roberto Abel who discovered the type specimen and was director of the Argentinian museum housing it, is a genus of predatory theropod dinosaur. It belongs to the Abelisauridae family and roamed what is now South America during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically between 83 and 80 million years ago. […]
Abrictosaurus (/\”ab-RIC-to-SAWR-us\”/; \”waking lizard\”) is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period (Hettangian to Sinemurian stages), approximately 200 to 190 million years ago. It lived in what is now southern Africa. The name Abrictosaurus comes from the Greek words “abrictos” meaning “awake” (or not sleeping) and “sauros” meaning “lizard.” This refers to the
Abrosaurus (/”AB-roh-SAWR-us”/; “delicate lizard”) is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 161 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Dashanpu Quarry in Sichuan Province, China. The name Abrosaurus comes from the Greek word “abros,” meaning “delicate,” referring to the fragile nature of its skull bones, which
Abydosaurus (/”uh-BY-doh-SAWR-us”/; “Abydos lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 105 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Utah, in the United States. The name Abydosaurus refers to Abydos, an ancient Egyptian city. In Egyptian mythology, Abydos was the burial place of the head and neck
