In Depth Itemirus is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that so far is only known from very incomplete fossil remains. Further Reading - Brain-case structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n. gen. and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs. - Paleontological Journal 1976(3):361-369. - S. M. Kurzanov - 1976. - Dromaeosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from … Read more
In Depth Sinomastodon is a genus of elephant that lived in Asia between the Miocene and early Pleistocene. Further Reading - Mastodons (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the LateNeogene and Early Pleistocene of the People’s Republic of China. - HistoricalAccount. Mainzer geowiss, mitt., 15, pp. 119–181. - H. Tobien, G. F. Chen & Y. Q. Li - … Read more
In Depth The most famous stegosaur from the Morrison formation is Stegosaurus itself; however the discovery of Hesperosaurus is proof that Stegosaurus was not the only dinosaur of its type around here during this point of the Jurassic. Like with Stegosaurus, Hesperosaurus had a series of large plates that ran down the length of its … Read more
In Depth Falcatodon is a genus of Creodont that lived in Egypt during the early Oligocene. Falcatodon was originally described as a species of Metapterodon before being re-described as a distinct genus in 2017. Further Reading - New Pterodontinae (Creodonta: Hyaenodontidae) from the late Eocene–early Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Province, Egypt. – PaleoBios, 19(2): … Read more
In Depth Irisosaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph that lived in Asia during the early Jurassic. Though only known from partial remains, Irisosaurus is thought to have been similar to the genus Mussaurus. Further reading - A new species of early-diverging Sauropodiformes from the Lower Jurassic Fengjiahe Formation of Yunnan Province, China. - Scientific Reports. … Read more
In Depth Xiaosaurus is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived in China during the Jurassic. Further Reading - New ornithopod genus from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin, China . - Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(2):168-171. - Z. Dong & Z. Tang - 1983.
In Depth Tatankacephalus is a genus of nodosaur that lived in what is now Montana during the early Cretaceous period. Best known from an incomplete skull, Tatankacephalus has been interpreted as a close relative to the better known nodosaurid dinosaur Gastonia. A different genus of nodosaurid dinosaur from the same location as Tatankacephalus is Sauropelta, … Read more
In Depth For a long time Caenagnathasia has been known from only jaw material, and even with the subsequent discovery of an upper leg bone and vertebrae, not much is known about this dinosaur. Two facts can however be established about Caenagnathasia. First, Caenagnathasia is one of if not the smallest oviraptosaur currently known. Second, … Read more
In Depth Chuanjiesaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in China around the mid Jurassic period. Chuanjiesaurus seems to be similar to the genus Mamenchisaurus, something which has led to Chuanjiesaurus sometimes identified as a mamenchisaurid sauropod. Further Reading - [Lower, Middle, and Upper Jurassic divisions of the Lufeng region of Yunnan province]. … Read more
In Depth Known to have lived in Germany during the Triassic, Batrachotomus is one of the largest known rauisuchians from Europe. Sometimes dubbed a European relative of the North American Postosuchus, Batrachotomus was actually quite a bit larger than even the largest estimate for Postosuchus, and at about six meters in length, only shorter than … Read more