Tachiraptor: Profile of Venezuela’s Early Jurassic Predator Tachiraptor Tachiraptor (TAH-chee-RAP-tor; “Táchira plunderer”) is a genus of small neotheropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 200 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the La Quinta Formation in Táchira State, Venezuela. The name refers to the state where it was found and […]
Talarurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Talarurus Talarurus (TAH-luh-ROOR-us; “Wicker Tail” or “Basket Tail”) Talarurus is a genus of armored dinosaur known as an ankylosaurid that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 90 to 85 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The name Talarurus comes from
Talenkauen: Profile of the Small-Skulled Ornithopod Talenkauen Talenkauen (TAH-len-KOW-en; “small skull”) is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian age, around 72 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. The name Talenkauen comes from the Aonikenk (Tehuelche) language, referring to its relatively small head.
“`html Talos: Profile of the Agile Troodontid from Late Cretaceous Utah Talos Talos (TA-lohs; “Talos,” from Greek mythology) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the late Campanian stage, about 75.9 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah, USA. The species
“`html Tambatitanis Tambatitanis (TAM-bah-tie-TAN-iss; “Tamba Titan of Friendship”) is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 112 to 110 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. The name Tambatitanis refers to the Tamba region where it was found and its large, titan-like
“`html Tanius: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tanius Tanius (TAN-ee-us; “Tan’s”) is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 72 million years ago, in what is now Shandong Province, China. The name Tanius honors Chinese geologist H.C. Tan, who discovered the first fossils of this dinosaur. Tanius
“`html Tanycolagreus Tanycolagreus (TAN-ee-koh-LAG-ree-us; “long-limbed hunter”) is a genus of coelurosaurian 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 North America, specifically in Wyoming and Utah. The name Tanycolagreus comes from Greek words meaning “long-limbed hunter,” which
Tanystropheus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tanystropheus Tanystropheus (TAN-ee-STROH-fee-us; “Long Vertebra”) is a genus of extinct reptile that lived during the Middle to Late Triassic period, approximately 247 to 208 million years ago. Fossils of Tanystropheus have been discovered in Europe (Switzerland, Italy, Germany), the Middle East (Israel), and China. While often featured alongside dinosaurs,
“`html Tapinocephalus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tapinocephalus Tapinocephalus (tah-PIN-oh-SEF-ah-lus; “humble head” or “low head”) is an extinct genus of large, plant-eating therapsids that lived during the Middle Permian period, approximately 265 to 260 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa. Although often discussed alongside dinosaurs due
Tapuiasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tapuiasaurus Tapuiasaurus (tah-POO-yah-SAWR-us; “Tapuia lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 113 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Quiricó Formation in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The name honors the Tapuia, an indigenous group from the region
