Yamaceratops: Profile of an Early Horned Dinosaur Yamaceratops Yamaceratops (YAH-mah-SEH-rah-tops; “Yama’s horned face”) is a genus of small neoceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 86 to 72 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. The name refers to Yama, a Tibetan Buddhist deity, and the Greek words “keras” (horn) and […]
“`html Yamanasaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yamanasaurus Yamanasaurus (yah-MAH-nah-SAWR-us; “Yamaná lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago (Maastrichtian age), in what is now Ecuador. The name refers to the Yamaná parish in Loja Province, Ecuador, where its fossils were
Yamatosaurus Yamatosaurus (YAH-mah-toh-SAWR-us; “Yamato lizard”) is a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 71 million years ago, in what is now Awaji Island, Japan. The name “Yamato” is an ancient term for Japan, and the full species name, Y. izanagii, honors Izanagi, a deity in Japanese
“`html Yangchuanosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yangchuanosaurus Yangchuanosaurus (YANG-chwahn-oh-SAWR-us; “Yongchuan lizard”) is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that roamed Asia during the Middle to Late Jurassic period, approximately 168 to 161 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in the Yongchuan District of Sichuan Province, China, leading to its name. Yangchuanosaurus was
Yaverlandia: The Enigmatic Theropod of the Isle of Wight Yaverlandia Yaverlandia (YAH-ver-LAND-ee-ah; “From Yaverland”) is a genus of small maniraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago, in what is now England. The name refers to Yaverland Point on the Isle of Wight, where its fossils were discovered.
“`html Yehuecauhceratops: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Yehuecauhceratops Yehuecauhceratops (Yeh-WEH-caw-SER-ah-tops; “ancient horned face”) Yehuecauhceratops is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72.5 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Coahuila, Mexico. The name combines “yehuecauh,” an ancient Nahuatl word meaning “ancient,” with the
“`html Yelangichnus Yelangichnus (YEH-lang-ICK-nus; “Yelang footprint”) is an ichnogenus, meaning it is a name given to trace fossils, specifically dinosaur footprints, rather than to a dinosaur’s body fossils. These particular tracks were left by very small, bipedal dinosaurs during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 201 to 174 million years ago. The fossils of Yelangichnus were
Yimenosaurus Yimenosaurus (YEE-men-oh-SAWR-us; “Yimen lizard”) is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 199 to 189 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yimen County, Yunnan Province, China, which is famous for its rich dinosaur deposits. The name Yimenosaurus refers to Yimen County
“`html Yinlong: Profile of an Early Ceratopsian Dinosaur Yinlong Yinlong (YIN-long; “Hidden Dragon”) is a genus of early ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 161 to 156 million years ago, in what is now China. The name Yinlong means “hidden dragon” in Mandarin Chinese, a reference to the movie “Crouching Tiger,
“`html Yixianosaurus – Dinosaur Encyclopedia Yixianosaurus Yixianosaurus (YIK-see-an-oh-SAWR-us; “Yixian lizard”) is a genus of small, maniraptoran theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 122 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the famous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The name Yixianosaurus refers to this fossil-rich geological formation. This dinosaur was
