“`html Breviceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Breviceratops Breviceratops (BREV-ih-ser-uh-tops; “Short-horned face”) is a genus of small protoceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 71 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name comes from the Latin word ‘brevis’ meaning ‘short,’ and the Greek words ‘keras’ meaning ‘horn’ […]
“`html Brohisaurus Brohisaurus (BROH-hee-SAWR-us; “Brohi lizard”) is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage, around 72 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Pab Formation in Balochistan, Pakistan. The name “Brohisaurus” honors the Brohi people who live in the region where
Brontomerus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Brontomerus Brontomerus (BRON-toh-MARE-us; “Thunder Thighs”) is a genus of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 110 million years ago, in what is now Utah, in the United States. The name comes from the Greek words “bronte” (thunder) and “meros” (thigh), referring to the powerful
Brontosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Brontosaurus Brontosaurus (BRON-toh-SAWR-us; “Thunder lizard”) is a genus of giant sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 152 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation of North America. For many years, Brontosaurus was considered to be the same genus
Bruhathkayosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Bruhathkayosaurus Bruhathkayosaurus (bru-HATH-kay-oh-SAWR-us; “huge-bodied lizard”) is a genus of dinosaur whose existence and size are highly debated by scientists. The fossils, found in India, were described as belonging to a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago. However, the original bones were poorly
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“`html Bugenasaura: Profile of a Late Cretaceous Herbivore Bugenasaura Bugenasaura (BOO-gen-uh-SAWR-uh; “Big-kneed Lizard”) is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago, in what is now South Dakota, North America. The name was given by paleontologist Peter Galton in 1995, referring to the notably
“`html Buitreraptor: Profile of the Vulture Raider Buitreraptor Buitreraptor (BWEE-tree-RAP-tor; “Vulture Plunderer” or “La Buitrera Raider”) Buitreraptor is a genus of small, bird-like theropod dinosaur that belonged to the dromaeosaurid family, often called “raptors.” It lived approximately 99 to 97 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The
Byronosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Byronosaurus (BYE-ron-oh-SAWR-us; “Byron’s lizard”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 72 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The name honors Byron Jaffe, a significant supporter of the paleontological expeditions that found
