Liaoningosaurus: Research Database Nodosauridae (Ankylosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~125–120 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning, Yixian Formation) Research Note: Liaoningosaurus was a small nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. Notable for its exceptionally small body size compared to most other ankylosaurs and its preservation alongside possible stomach contents, it … Read more
In Depth Like with Liaoningosaurus, Zhongyuansaurus was first described as a nodosaurid, but later identified as an ankylosaurid. Further study has identified Zhongyuansaurus as the most basal (primitive) ankylosaurine, the group of ankylosaurs that contains the more advance forms that began to appear as the Cretaceous progressed. So basal in fact was Zhongyuansaurus, that it … Read more
Pinacosaurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~80–74 MYA) ·> Asia — Mongolia (Djadochta Formation) Research Note: Pinacosaurus was an ankylosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Djadochta Formation of Mongolia. As one of the best-known ankylosaurids from the Gobi Desert, it provides important data on armored dinosaur diversity in the Late Cretaceous of Asia. … Read more
Talarurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~70 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Bayan Shire Formation) Research Note: Talarurus was an ankylosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — known from multiple specimens and an important taxon for understanding ankylosaurid evolution in the Cretaceous of Asia. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … Read more