Stomatosuchus: Research Database Crocodyliformes (Reptilia) · Late Cretaceous (~95-93 MYA) · Africa — Egypt (Bahariya Formation) Research Note: Stomatosuchus was a large crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt — a stomatosuchid with a distinctive扁嘴 and an important taxon for understanding crocodyliform evolution in the Cretaceous of Africa. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
In Depth Although Effigia resembles and ornithomimid dinosaur, it is thought that this is just a case of convergent evolution. Later studies have suggested that Effigia is the same creature as the archosaur Chatterjeea and that both are synonymous with the archosaur Shuvosaurus. The type specimen is named after the renowned artist Georgia O’Keeffe, whose … Read more
Dinocephalosaurus: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Dinocephalosaurus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Spiekman Ezcurra Rytel 2024: Dinocephalosaurus and related taxa Swiss Journal of Palaeontology Confirmed B 2024 Fossil Spiekman … Read more