Encyclopedia

Lancangjiangosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lancangjiangosaurus Lancangjiangosaurus (lan-CHANG-jee-ang-OH-sawr-us; “Lancang River lizard from Cachu”) 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 Yunnan Province of China, near the Lancang River (also known as the Mekong River). The […]

Lanzhousaurus Lanzhousaurus (LAN-joh-SAWR-us; “Lanzhou lizard”) Lanzhousaurus is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that roamed the lands of what is now China during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 130 to 112 million years ago. Its name refers to the city of Lanzhou in Gansu Province, China, near where its fossils were discovered. The dinosaur was

Laornis Laornis (LAY-or-niss; “Ancient Bird”) is a genus of prehistoric bird known from the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 66 million years ago. It lived in what is now New Jersey, in the United States, during the Maastrichtian age, very close to the time when the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. The genus was named by the

Laosaurus: Profile of the ‘Stone Lizard’ Dinosaur Laosaurus Laosaurus (LAY-oh-SAWR-us; “Stone Lizard”) is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. Fossils attributed to Laosaurus have been found in the Morrison Formation of western North America. The genus was first named by the

“`html Lapampasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lapampasaurus Lapampasaurus (lah-PAM-pah-SAWR-us; “La Pampa lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur, often called “duck-billed dinosaurs,” that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Allen Formation in La Pampa Province, Argentina, and the name Lapampasaurus honors

“`html Laplatasaurus Laplatasaurus (La-PLAH-tah-SAWR-us; “La Plata lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 83 to 70 million years ago. Its fossil remains have been discovered in South America, primarily in Argentina. The name Laplatasaurus refers to the city of La Plata in Argentina, as some of

Lapparentosaurus Lapparentosaurus (Lah-PAH-rent-o-SAWR-us; “Lapparent’s lizard”) is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 165 million years ago, in what is now Madagascar. The name honors Albert-Félix de Lapparent, a notable French paleontologist who contributed significantly to the study of dinosaurs. Fossils of Lapparentosaurus were initially described

“`html Laquintasaura: Profile of a Small, Social Ornithischian Dinosaur Laquintasaura (la-KEEN-tah-SAWR-ah; “lizard from La Quinta”) is a genus of early ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the La Quinta Formation in Venezuela, South America. The only known species is Laquintasaura venezuelae, which

Latirhinus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant – Dinos and Designs Latirhinus Latirhinus (LAH-tih-RYE-nus; “Wide Nose”) is a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Coahuila, Mexico. The name Latirhinus comes from Latin words latus meaning “wide” and Greek rhis meaning

“`html Lavocatisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lavocatisaurus Lavocatisaurus (LAH-voh-kah-tih-SAWR-us; “Lavocat’s lizard”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Niger, Africa. The dinosaur was named in 2018 by paleontologists José Ignacio Canudo and his colleagues,