Mantellisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mantellisaurus Mantellisaurus (man-TELL-ih-SAWR-us; “Mantell’s lizard”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 113 million years ago, in what is now Europe, particularly England and Belgium. The name honors Gideon Mantell, a pioneering paleontologist who first described Iguanodon, a dinosaur […]
“`html Mapusaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mapusaurus Mapusaurus (MAH-poo-SAWR-us; “Earth lizard”) is a genus of giant carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 97 to 93.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name Mapusaurus comes from the Mapuche word “Mapu,” meaning “Earth,”
Marasuchus: Profile of an Early Dinosaur Relative Marasuchus Marasuchus (MAH-rah-SOO-kus; “Mara crocodile”) is a genus of small, reptile-like animal known as a dinosauriform that lived during the Middle Triassic period, around 236 to 234 million years ago. Its fossils, originally assigned to another genus called Lagosuchus, have been found in what is now Argentina, South
Marisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Marisaurus Marisaurus (MAH-ree-SAWR-us; “Mari lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian age, about 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Vitakri Formation of Balochistan, Pakistan. The name Marisaurus refers to the Mari, a
“`html Marmarospondylus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Marmarospondylus Marmarospondylus (MAR-mar-oh-SPON-dih-lus; “Marble Vertebra”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 166 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in England. The name Marmarospondylus was given by the famous paleontologist Richard Owen in 1875 and refers to the
“`html Marshosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Marshosaurus Marshosaurus (MARSH-oh-SAWR-us; “Marsh’s lizard”) is a genus of medium-sized theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in the Morrison Formation of Utah and possibly Colorado, in the United States. The name Marshosaurus honors
Martharaptor: Profile of a Prehistoric Plunderer Martharaptor Martharaptor (MAR-thah-RAP-tor; “Martha’s Plunderer”) is a genus of therizinosaurian theropod dinosaur that roamed what is now Utah, USA, during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 124 million years ago. The name honors Martha Hayden, a volunteer who discovered the fossil site. Martharaptor was first described in 2012 by paleontologists
“`html Masiakasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Masiakasaurus Masiakasaurus (MAH-shee-uh-kuh-SAWR-us; “vicious lizard”) is a genus of noasaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Madagascar. The name comes from the Malagasy word “masiaka,” meaning vicious, and the Greek word “sauros,” meaning lizard,
“`html Massospondylus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Massospondylus Massospondylus (MAS-oh-SPON-dih-lus; “more massive vertebra”) is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 200 to 183 million years ago. Fossils of Massospondylus have been discovered primarily in southern Africa, including countries like South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, making it one of
“`html Maxakalisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Maxakalisaurus Maxakalisaurus (Mah-shah-kah-lee-SAWR-us; “Maxakali lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 80 million years ago, in what is now Brazil. The name honors the Maxakali indigenous people of the region where its fossils were discovered. Maxakalisaurus was first scientifically
