“`html Loricosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Loricosaurus Loricosaurus (loh-REE-koh-SAWR-us; “armored lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Argentina, South America. The name Loricosaurus refers to the bony armor plates, known as osteoderms, found with its […]
Losillasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Losillasaurus Losillasaurus (loh-SILL-yah-SAWR-us; “Losilla lizard”) is a genus of large sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous period, approximately 155 to 140 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation in Valencia, Spain. The name Losillasaurus refers to Losilla, the
Lourinhanosaurus Lourinhanosaurus (loh-reen-YAHN-oh-SAWR-us; “Lourinhã lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 150 million years ago, in what is now Portugal. The name refers to the Lourinhã Formation, the geological area where its fossils were discovered. The specific species name, Lourinhanosaurus antunesi, honors Portuguese paleontologist Miguel
Lourinhasaurus Lourinhasaurus (LOR-in-yah-SAWR-us; “Lourinhã lizard”) is a genus of large sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, specifically the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian ages, about 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. The genus name honors the location of its discovery. The type species, Lourinhasaurus
“`html Luanchuanraptor Luanchuanraptor (LOO-ahn-chwahn-RAP-tor; “Luanchuan thief”) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Qiupa Formation in Luanchuan County, Henan Province, China. The dinosaur was named and described by paleontologist Lü Junchang and his colleagues in
Lufengocephalus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lufengocephalus Lufengocephalus (LOO-fung-go-SEFF-uh-lus; “Lufeng head”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China, a famous area for finding dinosaur remains. The name Lufengocephalus refers
“`html Lufengosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lufengosaurus Lufengosaurus (lu-FUNG-oh-SAWR-us; “Lufeng lizard”) is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 190 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now southwestern China, particularly in the Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, which gives the dinosaur
“`html Luoyanggia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Luoyanggia Luoyanggia (Lwoh-YAHNG-jee-ah; “from Luoyang”) is a genus of small oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 113 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Ruyang Basin of Henan Province, China. The name refers to the nearby city of Luoyang.
“`html Lurdusaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lurdusaurus Lurdusaurus (LOOR-doo-SAWR-us; “heavy lizard”) is a genus of heavily-built iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 121 to 112 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Niger, Africa. The dinosaur was named and described by paleontologists Philippe Taquet and
Lusitanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lusitanosaurus Lusitanosaurus (Loo-sih-TAHN-oh-SAWR-us; “Lusitania lizard”) is a genus of thyreophoran dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, around 190 million years ago. Its fossils were found in Portugal, a region ancient Romans called Lusitania, which is how the dinosaur got its name. Lusitanosaurus was first named and described
