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Coeluroides

“`html Coeluroides: Profile of a Mysterious Indian Theropod Coeluroides Coeluroides (see-LOO-roy-deez; “hollow form” or “Coelurus form”) is a genus of small theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lameta Formation of India. The name Coeluroides was given by paleontologists Friedrich von Huene […]

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Coelurus

“`html Coelurus: Profile of an Agile Jurassic Predator | Dinos and Designs Coelurus Coelurus (SEE-lure-us; “hollow tail”) Coelurus is a genus of small coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation in Wyoming, North America. The name

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Colepiocephale

Colepiocephale Colepiocephale (koh-LEP-ee-oh-SEF-ah-lee; “knuckle head”) is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 76 to 75 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Foremost Formation of Alberta, Canada. Colepiocephale was a relatively small, plant-eating dinosaur known primarily from its distinctive thickened skull dome. It was first named

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Coloradisaurus

“`html Coloradisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Coloradisaurus Coloradisaurus (KOL-oh-RAHD-ih-SAWR-us; “Los Colorados lizard”) is a genus of massospondylid prosauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, around 227 to 210 million years ago, in what is now Argentina. The name refers to the Los Colorados Formation, the rock layer where its fossils were discovered.

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Comahuesaurus

Comahuesaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Comahuesaurus Comahuesaurus (koh-MAH-way-SAWR-us; “Comahue lizard”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 to 100 million years ago, in what is now Argentina, South America. The name refers to the Comahue region of Patagonia where its fossils were discovered. Comahuesaurus was

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Comanchesaurus

“`html Comanchesaurus: Profile of a Triassic Archosaur Comanchesaurus Comanchesaurus (ko-MAN-chee-SAWR-us; “Comanche lizard”) Comanchesaurus is a genus of early archosaur, possibly a dinosauriform or a very early theropod dinosaur, that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 220 to 210 million years ago. Its fossil remains have been found in what is now Texas, in the

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Compsognathus

“`html Compsognathus: Profile of a Small Prehistoric Predator Compsognathus Compsognathus (KOMP-sog-NAY-thus; “elegant jaw”) is a genus of small, carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago. Fossils of Compsognathus have been discovered in what is now Europe, specifically in Germany and France. The name refers to its delicate

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Compsognathus

Compsognathus: Profile of a Small Jurassic Predator Compsognathus Compsognathus (KOMP-sog-NAY-thus; “elegant jaw” or “pretty jaw”) is a genus of small, meat-eating theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago. Fossils of Compsognathus have been discovered in Europe, specifically in Germany and France. The name refers to its delicate and

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Compsosuchus

“`html Compsosuchus Compsosuchus (KOMP-so-SOO-kus; “Elegant crocodile”) is a genus of noasaurid abelisauroid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Lameta Formation of India. The dinosaur was first named and described by paleontologists Friedrich von Huene

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Concavenator

“`html Concavenator – Dinosaur Encyclopedia | Dinos and Designs Concavenator Concavenator (kon-KAY-ven-ah-tor; “Hump-backed hunter from Cuenca”) is a genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 to 125 million years ago. Its fossils, representing the single species Concavenator corcovatus, were discovered in the Las Hoyas fossil site in Cuenca,

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