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 […]
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,
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
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 numerous air-filled spaces within its bones, a
Aetonyx (ay-ee-TOE-nix; “eagle claw”) is a name given to a type of saurischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, roughly 201 to 183 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now South Africa. The name Aetonyx comes from Greek words: “aetos” meaning “eagle” and “onyx” meaning “claw,” referring to a
