Crichtonsaurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~99–98 MYA) · Asia — China (Shandong) Research Note: Crichtonsaurus was an ankylosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China. As an Asian ankylosaurid, it provides important data on ankylosaur diversity and paleobiogeography in the Late Cretaceous of East Asia. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
In Depth Shanxia is a genus of ankylosaur that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous. However not much fossil material is available and there is speculation that Shanxia may actually just be further remains of the genus Tianzhenosaurus. Further Reading - A new ankylosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, … Read more
Dyoplosaurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~75 MYA) · North America — Canada (Alberta) Research Note: Dyoplosaurus was an ankylosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada — distinguished by its unique tail club and an important taxon for understanding ankylosaurid evolution in North America. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … Read more
Minotaurasaurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~70-66 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Nemegt Formation) Research Note: Minotaurasaurus was an ankylosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — known from a distinctive skull and an important taxon for understanding ankylosaurid diversity and evolution in the Cretaceous of Asia. Research … Read more
In Depth Fossils of Platypelta have for a long time been associated with the genus Euoplocephalus, yet in 2018, some of these fossils were given their own distinct genus by Penkalski in 2018. Platypelta was a medium sized ankylosaurine dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - Revised systematics … Read more
In Depth It is something of a paradox that one of the most popular dinosaurs of all time is understood by some of the most incomplete fossil remains. What can be gleaned from the available fossil material is that Ankylosaurus was one of if not the largest of the group. The incomplete fossil evidence however … Read more
Zaraapelta: Research Database Ceratopsidae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~84-72 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Bayan Shire Formation) Research Note: Zaraapelta was a centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — known for its elaborate skull ornamentation and an important taxon for understanding ceratopsid evolution and biogeography in the latest Cretaceous of … Read more