In Depth        The†‬discovery of Gilmoreosaurus began in†‬1923†‬when the first fossil remains were discovered.†‬These remains were however referred to the genus Mandschurosaurus as a new species,†‬which is where they†‬remained until a study by Brett-Surman in†‬1979†‬saw them re-identified as a distinct genus separate from Mandschurosaurus.†‬Later in†‬1995,†‬two … Read more
In Depth        With bone features similar to the genus Mycterosaurus,†‬yet different enough to be distinct,†‬Dendromaia is a genus of varanopid pelycosaur that lived in North America during the Carboniferous.†‬Dendromaia was described from the description of two individuals on a fossil bearing rock slab,†‬one large,†‬the other much smaller with slightly differing … Read more
In Depth        Sahitisuchus is a genus of sebesuchid crocodile that lived in South America during the Paleocene/Eocene.†‬Sahitisuchus is thought to have been semi aquatic and as a sebesuchis would have been related to genera such as Sebecus,†‬Langstonia and Zulmasuchus. Further Reading -†‬A new sebecid from the Paleogene of Brazil and the crocodyliform … Read more
In Depth        It could be said that Jobaria is a sauropod that doesn’t know what it is due to a mix of different traits.†‬The vertebrae of Jobaria are very simple in form which has led to some suggestion that Jobaria is a primitive sauropod.†‬Study of other areas however has led to speculation that … Read more
In Depth        Broomisaurus was originally named as Scymnorhinus planiceps by Robert Broom in†‬1913,†‬however the genus name Scymnorhinus had already been established,†‬so the name Broomisaurus was given to this gorgonopsid by Joleaud in†‬1920.†‬Because Broomisaurus is only known from fragmentary remains the genus has often been listed as a Nomen†‬dubium because … Read more
In Depth        Palaeomolgophis is a genus of amphibian that lived in Scotland during the Carboniferous.†‬Palaeomolgophis displays a severe reduction in the size of its limbs which has led to speculation that Palaeomolgophis might have been fully aquatic. Further Reading -†‬Studies on Early Tetrapods I.†‬The Lower Carboniferous Microsaurs.†‬-†‬Philosophical Transactions of the … Read more
In Depth        The type genus of the Gomphotheriidae,†‬Gomphotherium is quite a bizarre prehistoric elephant that is quite different from the ones that we know today.†‬Gomphotherium still had two tusks protruding down from the upper jaw,†‬but they were recurved,†‬which means that they gently curved towards the body rather than away like in … Read more
In Depth        Iberospondylus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in the Iberian Peninsula of Spain during the late Carboniferous.†‬Two interesting points about Iberospondylus are that the genus is one of the oldest known,†‬and extends the range of such creatures living in Spain by forty-five million years.†‬Additionally,†‬fossils of Iberospondylus have … Read more
In Depth        Rhamphorhynchus is one of the classic pterosaurs that have been known to science since the early days of palaeontology.†‬It had what appears to have been a sizeable distribution and aside from the above locations,†‬Rhamphorhynchus specimens have also been attributed to other European countries like the United Kingdom.†‬Unfortunately however,†‬these specimens … Read more
In Depth        Mixocetus was a genus of baleen whale known to have swum in the oceanic waters off California during the late Miocene epoch. Further Reading -†‬A new cetothere from the Modelo Formation at Los Angeles,†‬California.†‬-†‬Carnegie Institution of Washington†‬447:83-104.†‬-†‬R.†‬Kellogg†‬-†‬1934.