In Depth Lokiceratops was a large centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana, USA. Its name means “Loki’s horned face,” a reference to the Norse trickster god and to its unusual array of horns. The species name, rangiformis, means “reindeer-like,” in allusion to its sprawling, ornate frill ornamentation. Fossil Remains … Read more
In Depth Huashanosaurus was an early eusauropod sauropod dinosaur from the Wangmen Formation of Guangxi, southern China. The name means “Huashan Mountain lizard,” in reference to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Huashan Mountain and its famous rock art. The species name, qini, honors Jian Qin, the local teacher who first discovered the remains. Fossil … Read more
Wudingloong is an early massopodan sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Yubacun Formation in Yunnan Province, China. It is represented by a partial skeleton including the skull, neck vertebrae, and forelimb. It is the oldest sauropodomorph known from East Asia and an important early member of Massopoda. Description Wudingloong was a lightly built, plant-eating dinosaur. … Read more
In Depth Istiorachis was a large iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. The name means “sail spine,” a reference to its hyperelongated vertebral spines, while the species name honours British sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. Fossil Remains and Description The fossils of Istiorachis include partial vertebrae from the … Read more
Fossil Map Interactive fossil Map of Protathlitis, along with its chronological bar chart of fossil discoveries. In Depth Protathlitis is a genus of baryonychine spinosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. The fossils were discovered in the Arcillas de Morella Formation, dating to the Barremian stage about 129–125 million years ago. The genus was … Read more
Fossil Map Interactive fossil Map of Dubreuillosaurus, along with its chronological bar chart of fossil discoveries. In Depth Discovered in†‬1994†‬and originally classed as a species of Poekilopleuron,†‬Dubreuillosaurus (Poekilopleuron valesdunensis.) was placed into its own genus in†‬2005†‬on the basis of differences of the post cranial remains of the two.†‬Dubreuillosaurus itself … Read more
Abelisaurus Fossil Map Interactive fossil Map of Abelisaurus, along with its chronological bar chart of fossil discoveries. In Depth Named after Roberto Abel,†‬the palaeontologist who first discovered the remains,†‬Abelisaurus was the first of the Abelisauridae group of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs,†‬a relatively new group that seems to have been most common across southern … Read more
Hesperornis: Fossil Map Discover 65+ Fossil Record of Hesperornis with our interactive fossil map and timeline chart. The fossil map pinpoints discovery sites worldwide, click each marker to see fossil ages and detailed references. In Depth Hesperornis was a remarkable bird of the Late Cretaceous seas, living about 83.6–72 million years ago. Unlike modern seabirds, … Read more
The large number of remains relating to Ophthalmosaurus has not only indicated that it was a common ichthyosaur of the late Jurassic,†‬but they have formed the basis to a lot of research about ichthyosaurs in general.†‬ Perhaps one of the most important areas is that concerning live birth in marine reptiles,†‬something which has been proven in … Read more
Intro Archaeocursor asiaticus, a small-bodied (~1 meter in body length) ornithischian dinosaur based on a nearly complete left femur found in the Ziliujing Formation of Chongqing, China. Archaeocursor asiaticus is the earliest ornithischian yet discovered in Asia. This Discovery is important as it shows the earliest-diverging ornithischian dinosaur in Asia. Size and Body Structure of … Read more