Yuanmouraptor is a group of ancient dinosaurs known as theropods, which lived during the Middle Jurassic period. This dinosaur was discovered in China and is known from the Zhanghe Formation. The name “Yuanmouraptor” translates to “Yuanmou County robber.” It is a unique genus with only one species named Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis. The fossils include a partial …
Ypupiara
Ypupiara is an extinct dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Brazil. Its name means “the one who lives in the water,” which relates to a local myth and suggests it may have eaten fish. Ypupiara is part of a group called theropods, which includes some well-known carnivorous dinosaurs like …
Yongjinglong
Yongjinglong is a type of dinosaur that lived a long time ago during the Early Cretaceous period. It was discovered in an area called the Lanzhou-Minhe Basin in Gansu Province, China. The name Yongjinglong comes from the Yongjing County, where the fossils were found. The word “long” means “dragon” in Chinese. The specific name, datangi, …
Yizhousaurus
Yizhousaurus is a type of dinosaur that lived a long time ago during the Early Jurassic period, specifically in a time called the Sinemurian. Its name means “Yizhou lizard,” named after a region in China where it was found. This dinosaur was discovered in the Lufeng Formation in Yunnan Province, southern China. Yizhousaurus is important …
Yixianosaurus
Yixianosaurus is a type of dinosaur that lived a long time ago, during the Early Cretaceous period, about 122 million years ago. Its name means “Yixian lizard,” named after the Yixian Formation in China where its fossils were found. The only known species of Yixianosaurus is called Yixianosaurus longimanus. This dinosaur was first officially described …
Yinlong
Yinlong is an extinct type of dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, around 158 million years ago. It was discovered in China and is known from fossil remains that include skeletons and skulls. Scientists believe it was a small dinosaur that walked primarily on two legs and ate plants. The name “Yinlong” means …
Yingshanosaurus
**Yingshanosaurus: The Stegosaur from the Jurassic Period** Yingshanosaurus is a type of dinosaur known as a stegosaur, which lived during the Middle Jurassic period about 166 million years ago in what is now Southwestern China. It is classified under the family Stegosauridae, which includes other well-known dinosaurs like Stegosaurus. **Discovery and Naming** In 1983, a …
Yimenosaurus
Yimenosaurus was a type of dinosaur that lived a long time ago during the Early Jurassic period, around 190 million years ago. This dinosaur was found in what is now China. The name Yimenosaurus means “Yiman reptile.” It was first named by scientists Ziqi Bai, Jie Yang, and Guohui Wang in 1990. The species name, …
Yi
**Yi: The Strange Winged Dinosaur** Yi is a unique dinosaur that lived around 159 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period. Its name means “wing” and “strange” in Mandarin, which fits perfectly because of its unusual features. **Discovery of Yi** Yi was discovered by a farmer named Wang Jianrong in a quarry in Hebei, …
Yehuecauhceratops
Yehuecauhceratops is a type of dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 72 million years ago, in what is now Coahuila, Mexico. Its name means “ancient horned face,” and it belongs to a family of dinosaurs known as ceratopsids. Yehuecauhceratops was not a giant dinosaur. It was about 3 meters long, which is …