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Mapusaurus roseae

Mapusaurus roseae

Cretaceous South America was home to some of the largest dinosaurus known to science, and among them was Mapusaurus, a theropod comparable…
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Shanag ashile

Shanag ashile

This toothy little creature is named after the traditional dancers who perform during the Buddhist Tsam dance ritual. It was discovered…
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Drinker nisti

Drinker nisti

Drinker nisti might sound as though it was named after some inferred behavioural tendency, but the reality is that there is no evidence in…
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Erketu ellisoni

Erketu ellisoni

Mongolia is one of the world’s top locations for discovering Cretaceous dinosaurs — famous finds include Velociraptor, Oviraptor and…
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Fukuisaurus tetoriensis

Fukuisaurus tetoriensis

Named after the Japanese Prefecture of Fukui in which it was discovered, Fukuisaurus is an ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous period. It…
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Daemonosaurus chauliodus

Daemonosaurus chauliodus

Daemonosaurus chauliodus’ name literally means “big toothy demon-lizard”, and a quick glance at its skull shows how it got its name.
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Ostafrikasaurus crassiserratus

Ostafrikasaurus crassiserratus

Known from only a single tooth discovered in what was then known as the German colony of East Africa back in the 1920’s, for many years…
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