Apatoraptor

In Depth        Apatoraptor is a genus of caenagnathid oviraptosaur that lived in Canada during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new caenagnathid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria‭) ‬from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta,‭ ‬Canada,‭ ‬and a reevaluation of the relationships of Caenagnathidae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬36‭(‬4‭)‬:e1160910:1-18.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Funston‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie‭ … Read more

Ammosaurus

In Depth        Ammosaurus has a long taxonomic relationship with Anchisaurus.‭ ‬The holotype fossils of Ammosaurus were originally described as a large species of Anchisaurus by Othniel Charles Marsh before they were erected as a distinct genus.‭ ‬Marsh then named a new species of Anchisaurus,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬solus,‭ ‬but then attributed that to Ammosaurus.‭ ‬Later palaeontologists found … Read more