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Majungasaurus (/ m ə ˌ dʒ ʌ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s /; lit. ' Mahajanga lizard ') is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, making it one of the last-known non-avian dinosaurs that went extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Extinct subfamily of reptiles Majungasaurinae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 94–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Majungasaurus crenatissimus mounted skeleton, Stony Brook University Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Dinosauria ...
Bones from several similar-sized individuals were incorporated into the skeleton now mounted and on display at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin; [144] this mount is 12 meters (39 ft) tall and 21.8 to 22.5 meters (72 to 74 ft) long, [145] [146] and would have belonged to an animal that weighed between 30 000 and 60 000 kilograms (70 000 and ...
Mounted Majungasaurus and Rapetosaurus. During the Maastrichtian, like it is now, Madagascar was an island, having separated from the Indian subcontinent less than 20 million years earlier. It was drifting northwards but still 10–15° more southerly in latitude than it is today.
Though Rajasaurus, like Majungasaurus, did have a thickened layer of skin, it probably did not add to the overall length of the horn. [7] A trough-like groove bordered by a raised wall is present where the frontal meets the nasal, decreasing in height and width towards the midline, serving to support the horn on the nasal. [2]
The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) once roamed across many countries in Southeast Asia. Around 2,000 years ago, they were still common in many parts of China. Around 12,000 years ago, they ...
The Maevarano Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in the Mahajanga Province of northwestern Madagascar.It is most likely Maastrichtian in age, [1] and records a seasonal, semiarid environment with rivers that had greatly varying discharges.
An Incredible Discovery. However, it’s not all bad news. The discovery of a new orangutan population in Sarawek, Malaysian Borneo was cause for excitement among conservationists.