“`html Fukuivenator: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Fukuivenator Fukuivenator (foo-KOO-ih-veh-NAY-tor; “Fukui hunter”) Fukuivenator is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 127 to 115 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The name Fukuivenator paradoxus means “paradoxical hunter from Fukui,” […]
Fulengia: Profile of a Prehistoric Cynodont Fulengia Fulengia (foo-LENG-ee-ah; “Named after Fuleng”) is a genus of tritylodontid cynodont, a type of mammal-like reptile, that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China. The name Fulengia refers to the
“`html Fulgurotherium: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Fulgurotherium Fulgurotherium (full-GOO-roh-THEER-ee-um; “Lightning Beast”) is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. The name “Lightning Beast” refers to this famous opal-mining town where
“`html Fusuisaurus Fusuisaurus (foo-SWEE-sore-us; “Fusui lizard”) is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Napai Formation in Fusui County, Guangxi, China, which is how it got its name. Fusuisaurus was first described by a team of
“`html Futabasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Futabasaurus Futabasaurus (FOO-tah-bah-SAWR-us; “Futaba lizard from Suzuki”) is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur, a type of large marine reptile, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 85 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The name honors the Futaba Group,
Futalognkosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Futalognkosaurus Futalognkosaurus (FOO-tah-long-koh-SAWR-us; “Giant chief lizard”) is a genus of very large titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 87 million years ago, in what is now Argentina. The name comes from the local Mapudungun language, with “futa” meaning giant and “lognko” meaning chief, combined
