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In Depth Paraxenisaurus is a genus of deinocheirid dinosaur that lived in Mexico during the late Cretaceous. Deinocheirid dinosaurs like Paraxenisaurus are a special sub group of ornithomimosaurs that are more similar to the Deinocheirus genus (Deinocheirus was for a long time known only from a gigantic pair of arms until the early twenty-first century … Read more
In Depth Cetarthrosaurus is a little known and often considered dubious genus of ichthyosaur that is only known from fragmentary post cranial remains. Still, Cetarthrosaurus is identified as a thunnosaurian ichthyosaur that was hunting in the waters around what would become England around the boundary of the early and late Cretaceous. Fossil remains of ichthyosaurs … Read more
In Depth Parahupehsuchus is a genus of hupehsuchian marine reptile that lived in waters that receded over what is now China. Parahupehsuchus would have been a small aquatic predator that is named for its similarity to the type genus of the Hupehsuchidae, Hupehsuchus. Further Reading - A carapace-like bony ‘body tube’ in an Early Triassic … Read more
In Depth Multiple species and the differences between male and female. Much like the pterosaurs Pterodactylus and Rhamphorhynchus, Pteranodon has suffered from the wastebasket taxon effect. This is because at the time of its discovery it was the only known toothless pterosaur, and as such any remains that suggested a toothless pterosaur were almost automatically … Read more
In Depth Diictodon was a burrowing dicynodont that appears to have been extremely numerous and widespread. It had a short round body, stubby legs and sharp claws on the front feet, all very good adaptations for burrowing life. Although Diictodon did not build interconnecting burrows with others of its species, evidence suggests that large numbers … Read more
In Depth Gillicus was related to another Cretaceous bony fish, Xiphactinus, and with it shared a streamlined body with a strongly upturned mouth. These characteristic features have led both fish to be compared to the modern day Tarpon, although neither of them are actually related to it. Gillicus had several small sharp teeth in its … Read more
In Depth Peltephilus was an extinct relative of today’s armadillos, though its large size makes it comparable to the largest of today’s species such as the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) which has a combined head and tail length of one hundred and fifty centimetres (one hundred for the body and fifty for the tail). The … Read more
In Depth Qianosuchus is a poposaurid rauisuchian that may have been semi-aquatic, similar to the genus Diandongosuchus in ecological niche. Part of this interpretation comes from the fact that the Qianosuchus holotype was discovered in a deposit that was formed from what seems to have been a lagoon. Further Reading - An unusual archosaurian from … Read more
In Depth Panphagia has been popularly perceived to have been an omnivore, an analysis based upon examination of the teeth. This is mainly because the teeth towards the rear of the mouth are broader and leaf shaped, better suited for slicing through plant material. The teeth at the front however are still better for processing … Read more
In Depth Calanguban is a genus of lizard that lived in Brazil during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new Early Cretaceous lizard species from Brazil, and the phylogenetic position of the oldest known South American squamates. - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 (7): 601. - Tiago R. Sim�es, Michael W. Caldwell & Alexander … Read more