In Depth        Khulsanurus is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in East Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further reading -†‬The second taxon of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality in Gobi Desert,†‬Mongolia.†‬-†‬Historical Biology:†‬An International Journal of Paleobiology.†‬in press:†‬1â€â€“‬12..†‬-†‬A.†‬O.†‬Averianov†& ‬A.†… Read more
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†‬1976â€(‬3â€)‬:361-369.†‬-†‬S.†‬M.†‬Kurzanov†‬-†‬1976. -†‬Dromaeosauridae†(‬Dinosauria:†‬Theropodaâ€) ‬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,†‬Mammaliaâ€) ‬from the LateNeogene and Early Pleistocene of the People’s Republic of China.†‬-†‬HistoricalAccount.†‬Mainzer geowiss,†‬mitt.,†‬15,†‬pp.†‬119â€â€“‬181.†‬-†‬H.†‬Tobien,†‬G.†‬F.†‬Chen†& ‬Y.†‬Q.†‬Li†‬-†… Read more
In Depth        The most famous stegosaur from the Morrison formation is Stegosaurus itselfâ€; ‬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:†‬Hyaenodontidaeâ€) ‬from the late Eocene–early Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation,†‬Fayum Province,†‬Egypt.†– ‬PaleoBios,†‬19â€(‬2â€)‬:†… 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†‬21â€(‬2â€)‬: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 provinceâ€]‬.†… Read more