“`html Nodosaurus Nodosaurus (NOH-doh-SAWR-us; “knobbed lizard”) is a genus of nodosaurid ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 to 90 million years ago, in what is now North America. The name Nodosaurus means “knobbed lizard,” referring to the numerous bony knobs, or osteoderms, that covered its body, providing protection. This dinosaur […]
Nomingia: The Feather-Tailed Dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Nomingia Nomingia (no-MING-ee-ah; “from Nomingiin”) is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name refers to the Nomingiin Gobi area of the Gobi Desert where its fossils were discovered. Nomingia
“`html Nopcsaspondylus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Nopcsaspondylus Nopcsaspondylus (NOP-chah-SPON-dih-lus; “Nopcsa’s vertebra”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 129 to 125 million years ago, in what is now Argentina. The name honors the Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa von FelsÅ‘-Szilvás, who first studied the vertebra in 1902,
Normanniasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Normanniasaurus Normanniasaurus (nor-MAN-ee-ah-SOAR-us; “Normandy lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the late Early Cretaceous period, around 112 to 100 million years ago (Albian age). Its fossils were discovered in Normandy, France. The dinosaur was named and described in 2013 by paleontologists Jean Le Loeuff,
“`html Notatesseraeraptor: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Notatesseraeraptor Notatesseraeraptor (NOH-tah-TESS-er-ah-RAP-tor; “Marked mosaic plunderer”) is a genus of early theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately 209 million years ago, in what is now Switzerland. Its name refers to its unique mix of anatomical features, some typical of early theropods and others foreshadowing
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Nothronychus Dinosaur Profile Nothronychus Nothronychus (no-THRON-ih-kus; “slothful claw”) Nothronychus is a genus of therizinosaurid theropod dinosaur. These plant-eating dinosaurs lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 92 to 91 million years ago. Fossils of Nothronychus have been discovered in what is now North America, specifically in Utah and New Mexico. The name refers to its
Notoceratops Notoceratops (NO-toe-SAYR-uh-tops; “Southern Horned Face”) Notoceratops is a genus of dinosaur named in 1918 based on very limited fossil evidence found in Patagonia, Argentina. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, roughly 86 to 72 million years ago. The name comes from Greek words meaning “southern horned face,” as paleontologist Augusto Tapia, who first
Notocolossus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Notocolossus Notocolossus (NOH-toh-kuh-LOSS-us; “Southern Colossus”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 86 million years ago, in what is now Mendoza Province, Argentina, South America. The name Notocolossus comes from the Greek words “Notos,” meaning “south wind” or “south,” and “Kolossos,”
“`html Notohypsilophodon: Profile of a Patagonian Ornithopod Notohypsilophodon Notohypsilophodon (NO-toh-HIP-sih-LOH-foh-don; “Southern Hypsilophodon”) is a genus of small, bipedal ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically in the Cenomanian stage, approximately 97 to 94 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Chubut Province of Patagonia, Argentina, in South America. The genus
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“`html Nqwebasaurus: Profile of an Early Cretaceous Theropod Nqwebasaurus Nqwebasaurus (N-KWEB-ah-SAWR-us; “Nqweba lizard”) is a genus of small coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 140 to 133 million years ago, in what is now South Africa. The name Nqwebasaurus is derived from “Nqweba,” the Xhosa language name for the region
