In Depth        Although the original fossil material for Ferganasaurus was discovered in†‬1966,†‬it was subsequently lost with only drawings of the original specimens remaining.†‬A new expedition was launched at the original fossil site in†‬2000,†‬and this yielded further bones.†‬Despite this new material,†‬and the drawings of the originals,†‬both the skull … Read more
In Depth        Oceanotitan is a genus of titanisauriform dinosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Jurassic. Further Reading -†‬A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal.†‬-†‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1578782:1-23.†‬-†‬P.†‬Mocho,†‬R.†‬Royo-Torres†& ‬F.†‬Ortega†‬-†‬2019.
In Depth        Closely related to the massive predator Giganotosaurus,†‬the discovery of seven Mapusaurus individuals in the same bone bed would question the notion that predatory dinosaurs were always solitary creatures.†‬When the bone bed was excavated between†‬1997†‬and†‬2001,†‬only the remains of Mapusaurus where found,†‬and these individuals were all of different … Read more
In Depth        Ocucajea is a genus of basilosaurid whale that lived in the waters around South America during the Eocene. Further Reading -†‬New Middle Eocene Whales from the Pisco Basin of Peru.†‬-†‬Journal of Paleontology†‬85†(‬5â€)‬:†‬955â€â€“‬69.†‬-†‬Mark D.†‬Uhen,†‬Nicholas D.†‬Pyenson,†‬Thomas J.†‬Devries,†‬Mario Urbina†& ‬Paul R.†… Read more
In Depth        Veterupristisaurus is a genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Africa during the late Jurassic.†‬So far Veterupristisaurus is only known from a few vertebrae,†‬but comparisons to Acrocanthosaurus have yielded an estimated range for the holotype individual of Veterupristisaurus of between eight and a half and ten meters in length.†‬This … Read more
In Depth        Sauropareion is a genus of small procolophonid reptile that lived in South Africa at the start of the Triassic period. Further Reading -†‬A new Triassic procolophonoid reptile and its implications for procolophonoid survivorship during the Permo-Triassic extinction event.†‬-†‬Proceedings of the Royal Society B:†‬Biological Sciences†‬268†(‬1480â€)‬:†‬2047â€â€“‬2052.†‬-†‬Sean … Read more
In Depth        Traversodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Triassic. Further Reading – Lieferung†‬2.†‬Cynodontia†[‬Part†‬2.†‬Cynodontiaâ€] ‬-†‬Die Fossilen Reptilien des Sďż˝damerikanischen Gondwanalandes.†‬Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabungen in Sďż˝dbrasilien†‬1928/29†[‬The Fossil Reptiles of South American Gondwanaland.†‬Results of the Dinosaur Expeditions in southern Brazil†‬1928/29â€]‬.†‬-†… Read more
In Depth        Coelacanths are one of the few creatures that typify animal life in the Mesozoic that are still alive today.†‬Modern coelacanths are represented by the genus Latimeria that live in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean,†‬the largest examples of which are known to easily attain lengths of two meters.†‬Back in … Read more
In Depth        Notosuchus was named in†‬1896†‬and was the first of what would become known as the notosuchian crocodiles that would be described to science.†‬Attaining sizes up to one and a half meters in length,†‬Notosuchus was small when compared to most other crocodiles,†‬though itself still larger than most known notosuchian genera.†… Read more
In Depth        Initially described from a tibia†(‬one of the lower leg bonesâ€)‬,†‬a second discovery in†‬2007†‬revealed much more of the skeleton of Condorraptor,†‬allowing for a clearer picture of Condorraptor to come to light.†‬Condorraptor was a mid-sized theropod that may have been similar to the famous Megalosaurus,†‬the first dinosaur genus … Read more