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This list of nicknamed dinosaur fossils is a list of fossil non-avian dinosaur specimens given informal names or nicknames, in addition to their institutional catalogue numbers. It excludes informal appellations that are purely descriptive (e.g., "the Fighting Dinosaurs", "the Trachodon Mummy").
This list of informally named dinosaurs is a listing of dinosaurs (excluding Aves; birds and their extinct relatives) that have never been given formally published scientific names. This list only includes names that were not properly published ("unavailable names") and have not since been published under a valid name (see list of dinosaur ...
Maiasaura (from the Greek μαῖα, meaning "midwife" and σαύρα, the feminine form of saurus, meaning "reptile") is a large herbivorous saurolophine hadrosaurid ("duck-billed") dinosaur genus that lived in the area currently covered by the state of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta.
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
This list of pterosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the order Pterosauria, excluding purely vernacular terms.The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are ...
Scientific name: The binomial name of the species, accompanied by a citation to the work in which the species was formally named. Status: The taxonomic status of the species, listing whether the species is currently regarded as valid, a nomen dubium, or as synonymous with another species. Authors: The list of people credited with naming the ...
State dinosaur of Arkansas. Its generic name was in use informally even before its formal description Arrhinoceratops: 1925 Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian) Canada ( Alberta) Described as lacking a nasal horn although this is an artifact of preservation Astrodon: 1865
Name Year Formation Location Notes Images Abelisaurus: 1985 Anacleto Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian) Argentina: Only known from a single partial skull Achillesaurus: 2007 Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian) Argentina: Potentially a junior synonym of Alvarezsaurus [1] Adamantisaurus: 2006