“`html Koreaceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Koreaceratops Koreaceratops (Ko-REE-ah-SEH-rah-tops; “Korea horned face”) is a genus of early horned dinosaur, known as a ceratopsian, that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 103 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now South Korea. The dinosaur was named Koreaceratops hwaseongensis in 2011 by […]
“`html Koreanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Koreanosaurus Koreanosaurus (koh-REE-ah-no-SAWR-us; “Korean lizard”) is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 85 to 80 million years ago, in what is now South Korea. The name refers to the country where its fossils were discovered. Koreanosaurus was first described by
“`html Koshisaurus: Profile of an Early Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Koshisaurus Koshisaurus (KO-shee-SAWR-us; “Lizard from Koshi”) is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago, in what is now Japan. The name “Koshisaurus” refers to Koshi, an old province that included the area where its fossils were
“`html Kosmoceratops Kosmoceratops (KOZ-mo-SEHR-uh-tops; “Ornate Horned Face”) is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 76.4 to 75.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Utah, in the Kaiparowits Formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The name Kosmoceratops comes from the Greek word
“`html Kotasaure: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Kotasaure Kotasaure (KOH-tah-SAWR-us; “Kota Formation lizard”) Kotasaure is a genus of early sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 196 to 183 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Kota Formation of India, giving the dinosaur its name. Kotasaure was first scientifically described
Kotasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Kotasaurus Kotasaurus (KO-tah-SAWR-us; “Kota Formation lizard”) is a genus of early sauropod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 199 to 183 million years ago, in what is now India. The first fossils of Kotasaurus were discovered in the Kota Formation, and it was officially named and
“`html Koutalisaurus Koutalisaurus (KOO-tah-lih-SAWR-us; “Spoon lizard”) is a genus of hadrosauroid, or duck-billed, dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now northeastern Spain. The name Koutalisaurus refers to the spoon-like shape of part of its hip bone, the ischium. It was first
“`html Kritosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Kritosaurus Kritosaurus (KRIT-oh-SAWR-us; “Separated Lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid, or duck-billed, dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 74.5 to 73 million years ago, in what is now North America. The name refers to the arrangement of bones in its cheek. Kritosaurus was first described
Kryptops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Kryptops Kryptops (KRIP-tops; “covered face”) is a genus of abelisaurid 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 textured surface of its upper jaw bone (maxilla), which suggests it was tightly covered
“`html Kukufeldia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Kukufeldia Kukufeldia (Koo-koo-FELL-dee-ah; “Cuckoo’s field”) is a genus of iguanodontian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 to 136 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now England. The name “Kukufeldia” comes from “Kukubadza,” the Shona word for cuckoo, combined with “feld,”
