Ginnareemimus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Ginnareemimus Ginnareemimus (GIN-ah-REE-my-mus; “Ginnaree mime”) is a genus of ornithomimosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name “Ginnareemimus” refers to the fictional Ginnaree geological formation where its fossils were first discovered, combined with […]
“`html Giraffatitan Giraffatitan (jih-RAF-uh-tie-tan; “Giant giraffe”) is a genus of very large sauropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Tanzania, Africa, during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. Its name, meaning “giant giraffe,” aptly describes its remarkably long neck and enormous build. The fossils now attributed to Giraffatitan were
“`html Glacialisaurus Glacialisaurus (GLAY-shee-AH-lih-SAWR-us; “Frozen Lizard” or “Glacier Lizard”) is a genus of massospondylid sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 199 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Hanson Formation on Mount Kirkpatrick in Antarctica. The name Glacialisaurus refers to the icy, glacial conditions of modern Antarctica
“`html Glishades: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Glishades Glishades (GLISH-ah-deez; “sticky-like” or “glue-like”) is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 74.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Two Medicine Formation of Montana, USA. The name Glishades refers to the sticky or “agglutinated” (stuck together)
Glyptodontopelta Glyptodontopelta (GLIP-toh-don-toh-PEL-tah; "Glyptodont shield") is a genus of armored dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 75 to 70 million years ago, in what is now New Mexico, North America. The name refers to the similarity of its bony armor plates, known as osteoderms, to the protective shell of extinct mammals called
“`html Gobiceratops Gobiceratops (GO-bee-SEHR-uh-tops; “Gobi horned face”) is a genus of small, early ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 85 to 80 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, a region famous for many dinosaur discoveries. Gobiceratops is currently known only from a single, incomplete
Gobiraptor: Profile of a Specialized Oviraptorosaur Gobiraptor Gobiraptor (GOH-bee-RAP-tor; “Gobi plunderer”) is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name refers to the Gobi Desert, where its fossils were found, and “raptor,” meaning plunderer or thief, a common
“`html Gobisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Gobisaurus Gobisaurus (GO-bee-SAWR-us; “Gobi lizard”) is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago (Aptian-Albian stages), in what is now Inner Mongolia, China. The name refers to the Gobi Desert region where its fossils were discovered. Gobisaurus
“`html Gobititan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Gobititan (GOH-bee-tie-tan; “Gobi giant” or “Titan from the Gobi”) Gobititan is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 113 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Gobi Desert region of Gansu Province, China. The name Gobititan was
“`html Gobivenator: Profile of a Late Cretaceous Hunter Gobivenator Gobivenator (GO-bee-ven-AY-ter; “Gobi hunter”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 72 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The name “Gobivenator” highlights its discovery region and its likely predatory lifestyle,
