“`html Timurlengia: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Timurlengia Timurlengia (TIM-ur-LENG-ee-ah; “Timur Leng’s”) is a genus of tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived during the middle Cretaceous period, approximately 92 to 90 million years ago (Turonian stage), in what is now Uzbekistan. The name honors Timur, also known as Tamerlane, the 14th-century founder of the Timurid Empire, […]
“`html Titanoceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Titanoceratops Titanoceratops (tie-TAN-oh-SAIR-uh-tops; “Titanic horned face”) is a genus of large chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 74 to 73 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now New Mexico, USA. The name Titanoceratops comes from the Greek words “Titan,”
“`html Titanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Titanosaurus Titanosaurus (tie-TAN-oh-SAWR-us; “Titanic lizard”) Titanosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in India. The name Titanosaurus means “Titanic lizard,” referring to the Titans of Greek mythology and the
“`html Tochisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Tochisaurus Tochisaurus (TOE-chee-SAWR-us; “Ostrich Lizard”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. The name Tochisaurus comes from the Mongolian word “toch’,” meaning ostrich, referring to its
Tornieria Tornieria (tor-nee-AIR-ee-uh; “Tornier’s reptile”) is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 150 million years ago (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages), in what is now Tanzania, Africa. Fossils of Tornieria have been primarily recovered from the Tendaguru Formation, a site of major paleontological expeditions in the
“`html Torosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Torosaurus Torosaurus (TOR-oh-SAWR-us; “perforated lizard”) is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that roamed North America during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago. It was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs before the major extinction event that marked the end of the Cretaceous. The
“`html Torvosaurus Torvosaurus (TOR-voh-SAWR-us; “Savage Lizard”) is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur that roamed the Earth during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 153 to 148 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what are now North America (specifically Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming) and Europe (Portugal). The name Torvosaurus means “savage lizard,” referring
“`html Tototlmimus Tototlmimus (TOH-tohtl-MIM-us; “Bird Mimic”) Tototlmimus is a genus of ornithomimid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 million years ago, in what is now northwestern Mexico. The name Tototlmimus comes from the Nahuatl word “tototl” (bird) and the Greek word “mimos” (mimic), referring to its bird-like appearance, similar to
“`html Trachodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Trachodon Trachodon (TRAK-oh-don; “Rough tooth”) is a genus of duck-billed dinosaur, also known as a hadrosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 77 million years ago, in what is now North America. The name refers to the rough surface of its teeth, which were well-suited for
“`html Trakayraptor Trakayraptor (Trah-KAI-rap-tor; “Thracian plunderer”) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Southeastern Europe. The name honors the ancient region of Thrace, where its fossils were first discovered, combined with “raptor,” meaning plunderer or thief, referring
