“`html Unquillosaurus Unquillosaurus (oon-KIL-oh-SAWR-us; “Unquillo River lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Campanian to early Maastrichtian stages (around 75 to 70 million years ago), in what is now Argentina, South America. The name refers to the Unquillo River in Salta Province, near where its only […]
“`html Urbacodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Theropod Urbacodon Urbacodon (UR-bak-oh-DON; “URBAC tooth”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 95 million years ago, in what is now Uzbekistan. The name Urbacodon refers to “URBAC tooth,” with URBAC being an acronym for the Uzbek, Russian, British, American, and
“`html Utahceratops Utahceratops (YOO-tah-SERRA-tops; “Utah horned face”) is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that roamed North America during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the late Campanian stage, about 76.4 to 75.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah, USA. The name Utahceratops reflects its discovery location and
Utahraptor: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Utahraptor Utahraptor (YOO-tah-RAP-tor; “Utah’s plunderer”) is a genus of large dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 135 to 130 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in the U.S. state of Utah, in the Cedar Mountain Formation. The name Utahraptor refers to the
Uteodon: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Uteodon Uteodon (YOO-tee-oh-don; “Ute tooth”) Uteodon is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 150 million years ago, in what is now Utah, USA. The name honors the Ute people, Native Americans indigenous to the region where its fossils were
