Mamenchisaurus (Mamenxi lizard) Phonetic Ma-men-chi-sore-us Named By C. C. Young – 1954 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 22-35 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. constructus (type), M. anyuensis, M. hochuanensis, M. jingyanensis, M. sinocanadorum, M. youngi Found in China – Mamenxi Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 160-145 million years ago Mamenchisaurus Facts […]
Malawisaurus (Malawi lizard) Phonetic Ma-la-wee-sore-us Named By L. L. Jacobs, D. A. Winkler, W. R. Downs & E. M. Gomani – 1993 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated up to 16 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. dixeyi (type) Found in Africa, Malawi – Dinosaur Beds Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 110-100 million
Maiasaura (Caring/Good mother lizard) Phonetic My-ah-sore-ah Named By Jack Horner & Robert Makela - 1979 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 9 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species M. peeblesorum (type) Found in USA - Montana - Two Medicine Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 80-75 million years ago Maiasaura Facts Maiasaura is a genus
Magyarosaurus (Magyar lizard) Phonetic Mag-yar-oh-sore-us Named By Friedrich von Huene - 1932 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 6-7 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. dacus (type), M. hungaricus Found in Hungary- Transylvanian Basin, also Europe & Romania When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75-70 million years ago Magyarosaurus Facts Magyarosaurus is a genus of
Lycorhinus (Wolf snout) Phonetic Ly-koe-rhy-nuss Named By Sidney H. Haughton - 1924 Diet Herbivore/Possibly Omnivore Size Estimated 4 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species L. angustidens (type) Found in South Africa, Cape Province - Elliot Formation, England When it Lived Late Jurassic, 155 to 150 million years ago Lycorhinus Facts Lycorhinus, meaning “wolf
Lurdusaurus (heavy lizard) Phonetic Lur-du-sore-us Named By P. Taquet & D. A. Russell - 1999 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species L. arenatus (type) Found in Niger - Elhraz Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 130 million years ago Lurdusaurus Facts Lurdusaurus is a genus of herbivorous dinosaur
Lophorhothon (crested nose) Phonetic Lo-for-rho-fon Named By W. Langston - 1960 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 4.5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Euornithopod Type Species L. atopus (type) Found in USA, Alabama - Mooreville Chalk Formation, Carolina - Black Creek Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 84-71 million years ago Lophorhothon Facts Lophorhothon was named for
Ligabuesaurus (Ligabue’s lizard) Phonetic Li-gah-bew-sore-us Named By Giovanni Ligabue, José F. Bonaparte, Bernardo J. González Riga & Sebastián Apesteguía - 2006 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 15 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species L. leanzai (type) Found in Argentina, Neuquén province - Lohan Cura Formation, La Amarga Formation When it Lived Early Cretaceous, 121-99
Liaoceratops (Liaoning horned face) Phonetic Le-ow-seh-rah-tops Named By X. Xu, P. J. Makovicky, X. Wang, M. A. Norell & H. You -2002 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 1meter long Type of Dinosaur Ceratopsian Type Species L. yanzigouensis (type) Found in China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 120 million years ago Liaoceratops
Lexovisaurus (Lexovii lizard) Phonetic Leks-o-ve-sore-us Named By Robert Hoffstetter - 1957 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Armored Dinosaur Type Species L. durobrivensis (type) Found in England - Oxford Clay Formation. Possibly France and Germany When it Lived Late Jurassic, 160 million years ago Lexovisaurus Facts Lexovisaurus is a genus of
