Gigantspinosaurus: Research Database Stegosauria (Ornithischia) · Late Jurassic (~160 MYA) · Asia — China (Sichuan) Research Note: Gigantspinosaurus was a stegosaur from the Late Jurassic of Sichuan, China. As a stegosaur with enormous paired spines, it provides important data on stegosaur diversity and the evolution of dermal armor. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
Ngwevu: Research Database Sauropodomorpha (Dinosauria) · Late Triassic (~210 MYA) · Africa — South Africa (Elliot Formation) Research Note: Ngwevu was a sauropodomorph from the Late Triassic of South Africa — an important taxon for understanding early dinosaur evolution and the Triassic-Jurassic transition in Africa. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact … Read more
In Depth A relative of the famous Tanystropheus, Raibliania was a long necked archosauromorph predator that lived in Europe during the late Triassic. Although expected to have a body form very much like Tanystropheus, Raibliania has displayed clear differences in the form of the caudal vertebrae as well as the tooth. While tanystropheids have in … Read more
In Depth Many people have considered Tendaguripterus to have fed upon fish because the sharp teeth point towards the mouth meaning that prey could not easily escape. Later studies have led to the proposition that Tendaguripterus may have actually preferred a shellfish diet. Further Reading Further reading- On a pterosaur jaw from the Upper Jurassic … Read more