“`html Dubreuillosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dubreuillosaurus Dubreuillosaurus (doo-BRUH-yil-oh-SAWR-us; “Dubreuil’s lizard”) is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 168 to 166 million years ago, in what is now Normandy, France. Its name honors the Dubreuil family, who found the original fossil remains in 1994. It was […]
“`html Duriantherium: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Duriantherium Duriantherium (doo-ree-AN-theer-ee-um; “Durian beast”) is a genus of small, armored ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 130 to 125 million years ago. Fossil remains of this unique dinosaur have been discovered in what is now Southeast Asia, specifically in rock formations in Thailand.
Duriavenator: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Duriavenator Duriavenator (DOO-ree-ah-VEN-ah-tor; “Dorset Hunter”) is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur that roamed the Earth during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 170 to 168 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Dorset, England. The name “Duriavenator” comes from “Duria,” the old Latin name for
“`html Dynamosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dynamosaurus Dynamosaurus (DIE-nuh-mo-SAWR-us; “powerful lizard”) is a name originally given to a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago, in what is now North America. The name was coined by American paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn in
“`html Dynamoterror: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dynamoterror Dynamoterror (DIE-nah-mo-TERR-or; “power terror”) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 78 million years ago, in what is now New Mexico, USA. The name comes from the Greek word “dynamis,” meaning power, and the Latin word “terror.” Dynamoterror was
Dyoplosaurus Dyoplosaurus (DIE-oh-plo-SAWR-us; “double-armored lizard”) is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 76.5 million years ago, in what is now Alberta, Canada. The name Dyoplosaurus, meaning “double-armored lizard,” refers to the extensive bony armor that covered its body. It was first named and described by paleontologist William A.
“`html Dysalotosaurus: Profile of an Agile Jurassic Herbivore Dysalotosaurus Dysalotosaurus (die-SAL-oh-toh-SAWR-us; “Uncatchable Lizard”) Dysalotosaurus is a genus of swift, herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in the Tendaguru Formation in Tanzania, Africa. The name Dysalotosaurus reflects its likely agility,
“`html Dysganus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dysganus Dysganus (DISS-guh-nus; “Rough Enamel”) is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur known only from teeth discovered in Late Cretaceous period deposits, around 76 to 75 million years ago, in what is now Montana, USA. The name, given by paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1876, refers to the
Dyslocosaurus: Profile of the Mysterious ‘Badly Placed Lizard’ Dyslocosaurus Dyslocosaurus (DISS-loh-koh-SAWR-us; “badly placed lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from very limited fossil remains. The name refers to the great confusion about where its bones were originally found and, therefore, which time period it lived in. These fossils were collected in Wyoming, USA,
“`html Dystrophaeus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Dystrophaeus Dystrophaeus (diss-TROH-fee-us; “bad joint”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago, in what is now Utah, North America. The name, given by paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1877, means “bad joint” and likely refers
