“`html Beishanlong: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Beishanlong Beishanlong (BAY-shahn-LONG; “Beishan dragon”) Beishanlong is a genus of giant ornithomimosaurian (“bird-mimic”) dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Xinminpu Group in Gansu Province, northwestern China. The name Beishanlong refers to the Bei […]
Bellusaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bellusaurus Bellusaurus (BELL-uh-SAWR-us; “Beautiful Lizard”) Bellusaurus is a genus of small sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 167 to 161 million years ago, in what is now the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China. The name Bellusaurus comes from the Latin word “bellus,” meaning “beautiful” or
Belodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Belodon Belodon (BELL-oh-don; “Arrow Tooth”) Belodon is a genus of extinct phytosaur, a type of reptile that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 228 to 200 million years ago. These creatures were not dinosaurs, but rather distant relatives of crocodiles and dinosaurs. Fossils of Belodon have been found
Berberosaurus Berberosaurus (BUR-bur-oh-SAWR-us; “Berber lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 189 to 175 million years ago, in what is now Morocco, North Africa. The name honors the Berber people, the indigenous inhabitants of the region where its fossils were discovered. Berberosaurus was first scientifically described in
“`html Betasuchus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Betasuchus Betasuchus (BAY-tuh-SOO-kuss; “Beta crocodile”) Betasuchus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the late Maastrichtian age, about 70 to 66 million years ago. Its remains were discovered in what is now the Netherlands. This dinosaur is known from very limited
Bicentenaria: Profile of a Prehistoric South American Predator Bicentenaria Bicentenaria (BEE-sen-teh-NAHR-ee-uh; “Bicentenary [lizard]”) is a genus of small coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 95 to 90 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Candeleros Formation in RÃo Negro Province, Argentina, in South America.
“`html Bienosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bienosaurus Bienosaurus (bee-EN-oh-SAWR-us; “Bien’s lizard”) is a genus of thyreophoran dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 199 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yunnan Province, China. The name Bienosaurus honors Mei Nien Bien, who discovered the original
Bihariosaurus Bihariosaurus (BEE-har-ee-oh-SAWR-us; “Bihor lizard”) is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 129 to 125 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Romania, specifically in Bihor County, from which it gets its name. Bihariosaurus was first named and described by paleontologist Florian Marinescu in
Bissektipelta: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bissektipelta Bissektipelta (bih-SEK-tih-PEL-tuh; “Bissekty shield”) is a genus of armored ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Turonian stage, around 90 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan, Central Asia. The name refers to this formation and the Greek
“`html Blasisaurus Blasisaurus (BLAH-see-SAWR-us; “Blasi lizard”) is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur, also known as a duck-billed dinosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossils, dating back to about 70 to 66 million years ago, were discovered in the Arén Formation in Huesca Province, Spain. The name Blasisaurus refers to the Blasi
