In Depth        Pachygenys is a genus of skink that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous.†Pachygenys thlastesa,†‬the type species is known from China,†‬while Pachygenys adachii is known from Japan. Further Reading -†‬A new lizard from the Lower Cretaceous of Shandong,†‬China.†‬-†‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology†‬19:456-465.†‬-†‬K.†‬Gao†& … Read more
In Depth        Originally described as a species of Steneosaurus,†‬Plagiophthalmosuchus was a genus of marine crocodile that lived in the waters of Europe during the Jurassic. Further reading -†‬The phylogenetics of Teleosauroidea†(‬Crocodylomorpha,†‬Thalattosuchiaâ€) ‬and implications for their ecology and evolution.†‬-†‬PeerJ.†‬8:†‬e9808.†‬-†‬Michela M.†‬Johnson,†‬Mark T.†‬Young†& ‬Stephen … Read more
In Depth        The level of preservation in the holotype individual of Borealopelta is exceptional to say the least.†‬Somehow this land dwelling dinosaur ended up in†‬being preserved in marine†‬sediment,†‬possible suggesting that this individual may have been washed out to sea,†‬perhaps in some sort of flood or land slide.†‬It is probable … Read more
In Depth        Teyujagua is a genus of archosauromorph reptile that lived in Brazil during the Triassic. Further Reading -†‬An exceptional fossil skull from South America and the origins of the archosauriform radiation.†‬-†‬Scientific Reports.†‬6.†‬-†‬Felipe L.†‬Pinheiro,†‬Marco A.†‬G.†‬Franďż˝a,†‬Marcel B.†‬Lacerda,†‬Richard J.†‬Butler†& ‬Cesar L.†‬Schultz†… Read more
In Depth        Yunyangosaurus is a genus of predatory theropod dinosaur that lived in China during the Mid Jurassic. Further Reading -†‬A new possible megalosauroid theropod from the Middle Jurassic Xintiangou Formation of Chongqing,†‬People’s Republic of China and its implication for early tetanuran evolution.†‬-†‬Scientific Reports.†‬10:†‬Article number†‬139.†‬-†‬Hui Dai,†… Read more
In Depth        Ecteninion is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the late Triassic.†‬Ecteninion is also the type genus of the Ecteniniidae group of cynodonts which includes genera such as Diegocanis and the huge Trucidocynodon. Further Reading -†‬A new carnivorous cynodont from the Ischigualasto Formation†(‬Late Triassic,†‬Argentinaâ€)‬,†‬with comments … Read more
In Depth        Orginally described as a species of Chanaresuchus, C. ischigualastensis was elevated to a genus level in 2014 and became Pseudochampsa. Pseudochampsa is a genus of proterochampsian archosauromorph, and would have been a relatively small predator mostly hunting smaller animals. Further Reading – A new proterochampsid Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis (Diapsida, Archosauriformes) in the early Late … Read more
In Depth        Cladoselache is often hailed as the first true shark form to enter the fossil record,†‬and although Cladoselache has a number of features that are different to the sharks that we know today,†‬you can still see a basic fusiform body plan.†‬One thing that makes Cladoselache stand out however†‬is the lack … Read more
In Depth        Rubeostratilia is a genus of temnoposondyl amphibian that lived in what is now Texas during the early Permian. Further Reading -†‬A new amphibamid†(‬Temnospondyli:†‬Dissorophoideaâ€) ‬from the Early Permian of Texas.†‬-†‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology†‬31â€(‬1â€)‬:32-49.†‬-†‬H.†‬Bourget†& ‬J.†‬S.†‬Anderson†‬-†‬2011.
In Depth        Bogolubovia did not come into existence until seventy-five years after the holotype was discovered in 1914 by Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogolubov. Initially the remains were attributed to Ornithostoma as O. orientalis, and later reclassified as a species of Pteranodon. Now the original description can be compared with greater understanding of pterosaurs in general, Bogolubovia … Read more