Miragaia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Miragaia Miragaia (MEE-ruh-GUY-ah; “from Miragaia”) is a genus of stegosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago, in what is now Portugal. The name Miragaia refers to the parish of Miragaia in Portugal and the geological unit where its fossils were discovered. This […]
Mirischia Mirischia (mee-RISH-kee-ah; “Wonderful ischium”) is a genus of small compsognathid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 110 million years ago, in what is now Brazil. The name refers to its “wonderful” ischium (a pelvic bone), which has a unique asymmetrical structure in the only known fossil. Mirischia was first described
Moabosaurus Moabosaurus (MO-ab-oh-SAWR-us; “Moab lizard”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago, in what is now Utah, USA. The name refers to the Moab area where its fossils were discovered, which itself is named after a biblical kingdom. Moabosaurus was first described in 2017
Mochlodon Dinosaur Profile Mochlodon Mochlodon (MOKH-loh-don; “bar tooth”) is a genus of rhabdodontid ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 86 to 70 million years ago. Fossil remains of Mochlodon have been discovered in several European countries, including Austria, Hungary, and Romania, which formed part of an island archipelago at the time.
Mongolosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mongolosaurus Mongolosaurus (MONG-goh-loh-SAWR-us; “Mongolian lizard”) is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago (Aptian to Albian stages), in what is now Mongolia and possibly China. The name refers to Mongolia, the country where its first fossils
Mongolostegus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Mongolostegus Mongolostegus (Mon-GOH-loh-STEG-us; “Mongolian roof”) is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 96 to 89 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name refers to its discovery in Mongolia and its classification as a “roofed” lizard, characteristic of stegosaurs. Mongolostegus
Monkonosaurus Monkonosaurus (MON-koh-noh-SAWR-us; “Markam lizard”) Monkonosaurus is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The name Monkonosaurus refers to Markam County (also known as Mangkang), where the remains were found, and “sauros”
Monoclonius: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Monoclonius Monoclonius (MON-oh-KLOH-nee-us; “single horn”) is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 76 to 74 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in North America, primarily in Montana, USA, and Alberta, Canada. First named by the famous paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope
Monolophosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Monolophosaurus Monolophosaurus (MON-oh-LOAF-oh-SAWR-us; “single-crested lizard”) is a genus of medium-sized theropod dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 165 million years ago, in what is now the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China. The name Monolophosaurus refers to the distinctive single crest running along the top
Mononykus: Profile of a Unique Single-Clawed Dinosaur Mononykus Mononykus (MON-oh-NYE-kus; “Single Claw”) is a genus of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago (Campanian stage), in what is now Mongolia. The name Mononykus refers to the most striking feature of this dinosaur: each of its short arms
