Hungarosaurus: Research Database
Stegosauria (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~83 MYA) · Europe — Hungary (Iharkút Mining Region)
Research Note: Hungarosaurus was a stegosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary — the most complete stegosaur known from Europe and an important taxon for understanding stegosaur survival in the Late Cretaceous of Europe.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
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Ősi et al. 2018: Hungarosaurus and new data on stegosaur diversity from the Cretaceous of Europe
Ősi et al. 2018 provide comprehensive data on Hungarosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Hungary, establishing it as a stegosaur and documenting stegosaurid diversity in the Cretaceous of Europe
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Confirmed | A | 2018 | Fossil | Ősi et al., Cretaceous Research | Diversity |
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Ősi & Prondvai 2013: Hungarosaurus and additional data on stegosaur paleobiology
Ősi & Prondvai 2013 provide additional data on Hungarosaurus and stegosaur paleobiology, further contextualising its significance within Stegosauria
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Confirmed | B | 2013 | Fossil | Ősi & Prondvai, Zitteliana | Paleobiology |
Active Debate: Late Cretaceous Stegosaurid Evolution
Whether Hungarosaurus represents a Late Cretaceous stegosaurid survivor is debated. The persistence of stegosaurids into the Late Cretaceous of Europe — and their ecological role — is key to understanding Cretaceous dinosaur ecosystems.
What We Still Do Not Know About Hungarosaurus
- Complete skeletal morphology: Partial specimen known.
- Diet: Herbivore.
- Social behavior: No direct evidence.
- Relationships: Partially understood.
In Depth
Hulitherium is a genus of diprotodont wombat that lived in New guinea during the Pleistocene. Not much is known about Hulitherium, though the arm structure suggests that this genus was significantly more mobile than other diprotodonts.
Further Reading
Further reading- A new late Pleistocene diprotodontid (Marsupialia) from Pureni, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. – BMR Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics. 10: 65–76. – T. F. Flannery – 1986.
