“`html Leaellynasaura: Profile of a Polar Dinosaur Leaellynasaura Leaellynasaura (lee-EL-in-uh-SAWR-uh; “Leaellyn’s lizard”) is a genus of small, plant-eating ornithopod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 118 to 110 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in Dinosaur Cove, Victoria, Australia. This location was within the Antarctic Circle at the time, meaning Leaellynasaura […]
“`html Leipsanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Leipsanosaurus Leipsanosaurus (LYP-san-oh-SAWR-us; “Remnant Lizard”) is a name given to what was once thought to be a distinct genus of armored dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Romania. The name was coined by the Hungarian paleontologist Franz
“`html Lengosaurus Lengosaurus (LENG-oh-SAWR-us; “Elongated Lizard”) is a genus of early ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 190 to 175 million years ago. Fossils of Lengosaurus have been discovered in what is now Antarctica, providing valuable clues about dinosaur life on ancient polar continents. The genus was named in 2023 by
“`html Leonerasaurus Leonerasaurus (LEE-oh-nah-SAWR-us; “Leona lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 189 to 183 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the La Leona Formation in Patagonia, Argentina. The name Leonerasaurus refers to this region. This dinosaur was first scientifically described in 2011 by
“`html Lepidus: Profile of the Graceful Cretaceous Dinosaur Lepidus Lepidus (LEH-pih-dus; “Elegant Lizard”) is a genus of small neornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 to 125 million years ago. Fossil remains of Lepidus have been discovered in areas that are now part of Europe, suggesting it roamed ancient floodplains and
Leptoceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Horned Dinosaur Leptoceratops Leptoceratops (LEP-toh-SEHR-uh-tops; “small-horned face”) is a genus of small, primitive ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in western North America, specifically in places like Alberta, Canada, and Wyoming in the United States.
“`html Leptospondylus: Profile of a Prehistoric Amphibian Leptospondylus Leptospondylus (LEP-toh-SPON-dih-lus; “slender vertebra”) refers to a group of small, extinct amphibian-like animals that lived during the Late Carboniferous and Early Permian periods, approximately 310 to 270 million years ago. Fossils attributed to or similar to Leptospondylus have been found in North America and Europe. The name
“`html Leshansaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Leshansaurus Leshansaurus (LEH-shan-SAWR-us; “Leshan Lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that roamed current-day China during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 165 million years ago. The name Leshansaurus refers to the city of Leshan in Sichuan Province, China, which is close to where its fossilized remains
Lesothosaurus Lesothosaurus (leh-SOH-thoh-SAWR-us; “Lizard from Lesotho”) is a genus of small, early ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in the southern African nations of Lesotho and South Africa. The name Lesothosaurus reflects its discovery location, combining “Lesotho” with the Greek
“`html Lessemsaurus Lessemsaurus (LESS-em-SAWR-us; “Lessem’s lizard”) is a genus of large, herbivorous sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, around 210 million years ago, in what is now Argentina. The name honors Don Lessem, a well-known writer of popular science books about dinosaurs. Lessemsaurus was first described by paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1999,
