Lusotitan: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lusotitan Lusotitan (LOO-so-TY-tan; “Portuguese titan”) is a genus of brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 152 million years ago, in what is now Portugal. The name “Luso” refers to Lusitania, the ancient Roman name for the region that includes Portugal, and “titan” refers to […]
“`html Lycorhinus: Profile of the Wolf-Snouted Herbivore Lycorhinus Lycorhinus (LIE-co-RYE-nus; “Wolf Snout”) is a genus of small, plant-eating heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 201 to 190 million years ago. Fossils of Lycorhinus have been found mainly in South Africa, in what is called the Upper Elliot Formation, with a few
“`html Lythronax: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Lythronax Lythronax (LIE-thro-nax; “Gore King”) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 80.6 to 79.9 million years ago, in what is now southern Utah, North America. The name Lythronax comes from Greek words: “lythron” meaning gore, and “anax” meaning king,
