Palaeochersis

In Depth        Palaeochersis is a genus of turtle that lived in South America during the late Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬Late Triassic turtles from South America.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Science‭ ‬268:855-858.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Rougier,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬de la Fuente‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Arcucci‭ ‬-‭ ‬1995. -‭ ‬Anatomy and relationships of Palaeochersis talampayensis,‭ ‬a Late Triassic turtle … Read more

‬Zhongjianosaurus

In Depth Further Reading -‭ ‬A new tiny dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning and niche differentiation among the Jehol dromaeosaurids.‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬55‭(‬2‭)‬:129-144.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ & ‬Z.-C.‭ ‬Qin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Rhomaleosaurus

rhomaleosaurus

In Depth Classification and naming history of Rhomaleosaurus        The first remains of Rhomaleosaurus were originally named by Alexander Carte and W.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Bailey as a species of Plesiosaurus,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬cramptoni,‭ ‬which was in honour of Sir Philip Crampton,‭ ‬an anatomist who brought the remains to‭ ‬wider‭ ‬public attention.‭ ‬In‭ ‬1874‭ ‬Harry Govier Seeley found the … Read more

Haplocanthosaurus

In Depth        Haplocanthosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Jurassic period.‭ ‬The name Haplocanthosaurus was actually the second choice of name for this dinosaur as the palaeontologist who first described it,‭ ‬John Bell Hatcher,‭ ‬originally chose the name Haplocanthus.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬after this Hatcher became aware of a … Read more

Patagosuchus

In Depth        Though only known from fragmentary fossil remains,‭ ‬Patagosuchus is noted for having a diverse heterodont dentition.‭ ‬What this means is that Patagosuchus had many different kinds of teeth,‭ ‬and would have been able to adapt differing feeding strategies.‭ ‬Patagosuchus is also classed as a peirosaurid crocodylomorph,‭ ‬and these are usually small meat eaters … Read more

Hongshanornis

In Depth        Hongshanornis was an early bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous period.‭ ‬Most interpretations of Hongshanornis depict it as being a wading bird but one that was still capable of flight.‭ ‬The wings were fairly broad and tapered out to triangular points at the end.‭ ‬If Hongshanornis was a wader then … Read more

Streptospondylus

In Depth        Streptospondylus could have become the first dinosaur to be scientifically recognised.‭ ‬Starting in‭ ‬1770‭ ‬vertebrae and limb remains were steadily recovered and over the course of the following years many fossils for separate locations were collected before being sent to the‭ ‬Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris,‭ ‬France in‭ ‬1800.‭ ‬These fossils were … Read more

Isthminia

In Depth        Isthminia is a genus of river dolphin that lived in Central America during the Miocene. Further Reading -‭ ‬Isthminia panamensis,‭ ‬a new fossil inioid‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea‭) ‬from the Chagres Formation of Panama and the evolution of‭ ‘‬river dolphins‭’ ‬in the Americas.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬3:e1227.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pyenson,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Velez-Juarbe,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Gutstein,‭ … Read more

Bonapartesaurus

In Depth        Fossils of Bonapartesaurus were first assigned to the genus Willinakaqe.‭ ‬However a few years after naming Willinakaqe,‭ ‬Palaeontologists came to the conclusion that that genus was based upon the collection of several different kinds of hadrosaur.‭ ‬This included the Paratype material of Willinakaqe which became the genus Bonapartesaurus.        Bonapartesaurus was a medium sized … Read more

Eoconfuciusornis

In Depth        Eoconfuciusornis named for its earlier appearance to the related Confuciusornis,‭ ‬the most notable difference about Eoconfuciusornis at the time of writing are that the genus has longer legs than Eoconfuciusornis. Further Reading -‭ ‬A primitive confuciusornithid bird from China and its implications for early avian flight.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Science in China Series D:‭ ‬Earth … Read more