“`html Kemkemia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Kemkemia Kemkemia (kem-KEM-ee-ah; “from the Kem Kem”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur known from a single fossilized tail bone found in what is now Morocco. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 99 to 95 million years ago. The name refers to […]
Kerberosaurus: Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs Kerberosaurus Kerberosaurus (KER-ber-oh-SAWR-us; “Kerberos lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage, about 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Amur Region of Far Eastern Russia, in the Udurchukan Formation. Kerberosaurus was named and described in 2004
“`html Khaan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Khaan Khaan (KAHN mc-KEN-eye; “McKenna’s Lord”) is a genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 75 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name “Khaan” comes from the Mongolian word for “lord” or “ruler,” and the species name “mckennai” honors
“`html Khulsanurus Khulsanurus (KULL-sahn-OR-us; “Khulsan lizard”) is a genus of small, bird-like alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Nemegt Formation of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. The name Khulsanurus refers to the Khulsan locality where its remains were found. This
“`html Kileskus Kileskus (KIH-less-kus; “lizard”) is a genus of proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, specifically the Bathonian stage, approximately 168 to 166 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Itat Formation in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. Kileskus was first named and described in 2010 by paleontologists Alexander Averianov,
“`html Kinnareemimus Kinnareemimus (KIN-ah-ree-MY-mus; “Kinnaree mimic”) is a genus of ornithomimosaur dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period, living approximately 140 to 130 million years ago in what is now Thailand. The name refers to the Kinnaree, graceful beings from Thai mythology often depicted as half-woman, half-bird, and “mimus,” meaning mimic, hinting at the dinosaur’s likely
Klamelisaurus Klamelisaurus (KLAH-meh-lih-SAWR-us; “Klameli lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 163 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Shishugou Formation of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, China. The name Klamelisaurus refers to the nearby Karamaili (also spelled Klameli) Mountains, where the fossils
“`html Kol Kol (KOHL; Mongolian for “foot,” with the full species name Kol ghuva meaning “beautiful foot”) is a genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. Kol was first named and described by paleontologists Alan
Komlosaurus: Profile of an Early Jurassic Dinosaur Komlosaurus Komlosaurus (KOM-loh-SAWR-us; “Komló lizard”) is a genus of dinosaur, likely a theropod, that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 200 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils, primarily footprints and some fragmentary bones, were discovered in the Mecsek Mountains of Hungary. The name Komlosaurus refers to
Koparion: Profile of a Tiny Jurassic Predator Koparion Koparion (koh-PAR-ee-on; “small knife” or “scalpel”) is a genus of very small troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils, consisting of a single tiny tooth, were discovered in the Morrison Formation in Utah, USA. The
