Echinodon: Profile of a Small, Spiny-Toothed Dinosaur Echinodon Echinodon (ECH-ih-no-don; “spiny tooth”) is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, specifically the Berriasian stage, about 145 to 140 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Purbeck Limestone Group in Dorset, southern England. The name Echinodon, given by […]
“`html Edmontonia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Edmontonia Edmontonia (ed-MON-toh-NEE-uh; “From Edmonton”) is a genus of nodosaurid ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 76 to 69 million years ago. Fossils of this heavily armored herbivore have been found in what is now western North America, particularly in Alberta, Canada, and the
Edmontosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Edmontosaurus Edmontosaurus (ed-MON-toh-SAWR-us; “Lizard from Edmonton”) is a genus of hadrosaurid, or duck-billed, dinosaur that roamed western North America during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 73 to 66 million years ago. This makes it one of the last non-avian dinosaurs before the major extinction event that ended the Mesozoic
“`html Efraasia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Efraasia Efraasia (eh-FRAH-see-ah; “For Fraas”) is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 210 million years ago, in what is now Germany. The name honors the German paleontologist Eberhard Fraas, who discovered and studied many of the fossils later assigned to
“`html Einiosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Einiosaurus Einiosaurus (EYE-nee-oh-SAWR-us; “Buffalo Lizard”) is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 74 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now northwestern Montana, USA, specifically in the Two Medicine Formation. The name “Einiosaurus” comes
“`html Ekrixinatosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Ekrixinatosaurus Ekrixinatosaurus (eh-KRIK-sih-NAH-toh-SAWR-us; “Explosion-born lizard”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 99 to 97 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Candeleros Formation in Patagonia, Argentina, South America. The name Ekrixinatosaurus refers to
“`html Elachistosuchus: Profile of an Enigmatic Permian Reptile Elachistosuchus Elachistosuchus (eh-LAK-iss-toh-SOO-kus; “Smallest Crocodile” or “Least Crocodile”) is a genus of small, extinct reptile that lived during the Late Permian period, approximately 259 to 254 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Germany. The name Elachistosuchus comes from Greek words meaning “smallest
Elaltitan Elaltitan (EL-al-TY-tahn; “Elal’s titan”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name honors Elal, a creator god in the mythology of the Tehuelche people, indigenous to the region where its fossils were discovered.
“`html Elaphrosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Elaphrosaurus Elaphrosaurus (eh-LAFF-roh-SAWR-us; “light-footed lizard”) is a genus of slender theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, around 154 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Tendaguru Formation in Tanzania, Africa. The name Elaphrosaurus was given by German scientist Werner Janensch in
Elmisaurus Elmisaurus (EL-mee-SAWR-us; “Foot Lizard” or “Sole Lizard”) Elmisaurus is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago. Fossils of Elmisaurus have been discovered in what is now Mongolia. The name Elmisaurus comes from the Mongolian word “elmy” or “ölmy,” meaning “sole of the foot,”
