Zhuchengtitan is a type of dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 73.5 million years ago. This dinosaur was discovered in Shandong, China, and it’s classified as a member of a group called titanosaurian sauropods. The scientific name for this dinosaur is Zhuchengtitan zangjiazhuangensis, which was given by researchers in 2017. The name …
Zhuchengosaurus
Shantungosaurus is an impressive dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 77 to 71 million years ago. It was found in the Wangshi Group of the Shandong Peninsula in China. This dinosaur belongs to a group called hadrosaurids, also known as duck-billed dinosaurs. Shantungosaurus giganteus, its only species, is believed to be one …
Zhuchengceratops
Zhuchengceratops is an extinct type of dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Late Cretaceous period, around 77.3 to 73.5 million years ago. It was first identified in 2010 by a group of researchers led by Xu. The name Zhuchengceratops comes from the area where it was found, Zhucheng, and it means …
Zhongyuansaurus
Zhongyuansaurus is a type of dinosaur that is no longer alive, known as an ankylosaurid. This dinosaur lived during the Early Cretaceous period, which was about 100 million years ago. The remains of Zhongyuansaurus were discovered in a place called the Haoling Formation, located in Henan Province, China. The name Zhongyuansaurus means “Zhongyuan lizard.” It …
Zhongornis
Zhongornis is a name given to a type of dinosaur that lived a long time ago during the Early Cretaceous period, about 122 million years ago. This dinosaur was found in a place called Lingyuan City, China, and was described by scientists in 2008. Zhongornis is considered a primitive maniraptoran dinosaur, which means it is …
Zhongjianosaurus
Zhongjianosaurus is a small, long-extinct dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 to 120 million years ago. This fascinating creature is part of a family of dinosaurs known as dromaeosaurids, which are closely related to birds. Zhongjianosaurus is considered one of the smallest non-flying theropod dinosaurs, which means it walked on two …
Zhenyuanlong
**Zhenyuanlong: A Fascinating Dinosaur** Zhenyuanlong is a type of dinosaur that lived around 125 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period. Its name means “Zhenyuan’s dragon.” It was discovered in Liaoning, China, where fossils have revealed many exciting details about its appearance. **Discovery of Zhenyuanlong** The first remains of Zhenyuanlong were found by a …
Zhejiangosaurus
Zhejiangosaurus is a type of dinosaur that once lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 100 to 93 million years ago. Its name means “Zhejiang lizard,” named after the place where its fossils were found, in Zhejiang province, eastern China. The dinosaur was first described scientifically in 2007 by a group of researchers. The main …
Zhanghenglong
Zhanghenglong is a fascinating extinct genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, around 85 million years ago. It was discovered in the Majiacun Formation in Henan Province, China. This dinosaur belonged to a group known as hadrosauroids, which were generally herbivorous dinosaurs that walked on two legs and had duck-like bills. Zhanghenglong is recognized …
Zephyrosaurus
Zephyrosaurus is a type of dinosaur that lived around 113 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period. The name Zephyrosaurus means “westward wind lizard.” This dinosaur is classified in the group called Ornithischia, which are known for their beaks and herbivorous diet. The remains of Zephyrosaurus were found in the Cloverly Formation in Montana, …
