Indosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Indosaurus Indosaurus (IN-doh-SAWR-us; “Indian lizard”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in what is now India. Indosaurus was first named and described by paleontologists Friedrich von Huene and Charles […]
“`html Indosuchus Indosuchus (IN-doh-SOOK-us; “Indian crocodile”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lameta Formation in what is now Jabalpur, India. Indosuchus was first scientifically described in 1933 by paleontologists Friedrich
“`html Ingentia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Ingentia Ingentia (in-JEN-tee-ah; “Immense One” or “Huge One”) is a genus of very large, early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 210 to 205 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Balde de Leyes Lagerstätte, part of the Quebrada del Barro Formation
Inosaurus Inosaurus (EYE-no-SAWR-us; “Irhazer lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 million years ago, in what is now Niger, Africa. The name refers to the Irhazer Group, the geological formation where its fossils were discovered. Inosaurus was first described by French paleontologist Albert-Félix de Lapparent in
Invictarx: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Invictarx Invictarx (in-VIK-tarks; “Unconquerable Fortress”) is a genus of nodosaurid ankylosaur dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 73 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Menefee Formation of New Mexico, USA. The name Invictarx comes from the Latin words “invictus” meaning “unconquered”
“`html Irisosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Irisosaurus Irisosaurus (EYE-riss-oh-SAWR-us; “Rainbow lizard”) is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 190 million years ago. Fossils of this plant-eating dinosaur were discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yunnan Province, China. The name Irisosaurus, meaning “rainbow lizard,” was given
“`html Irritator: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Irritator Irritator (IH-rih-TAY-tor; “Irritator”) is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 110 million years ago, in what is now Brazil. The name refers to the feeling of irritation experienced by paleontologists who found that the only known skull had been
“`html Isaberrysaura – Dinosaur Encyclopedia Isaberrysaura Isaberrysaura (Ee-sah-BEH-ree-SAW-rah; “Isabel Berry’s lizard”) is a genus of herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 171 to 167 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Los Molles Formation in Patagonia, Argentina. The name honors Isabel Valdivia Berry, the landowner who first discovered
Isanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Isanosaurus Isanosaurus (ee-SAHN-oh-SAWR-us; “Isan lizard”) is a genus of early sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 210 million years ago, in what is now Thailand. Its name refers to the Isan region of northeastern Thailand where its fossils were discovered. Isanosaurus was first described by
“`html Ischioceratops: Profile of a Unique Horned Dinosaur Ischioceratops Ischioceratops (ISS-kee-oh-SAIR-uh-tops; “Ischium Horned Face”) is a genus of leptoceratopsid ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 68 million years ago, in what is now China. The name refers to its uniquely shaped ischium bone (part of the hip) and its
