Oligokyphus: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Oligokyphus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Fedak Sues Olsen 2015: Oligokyphus and related taxa Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Confirmed B 2015 Fossil … Read more
Diacodexis: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Diacodexis was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Rose 1982: Diacodexis and related taxa Science Confirmed A 1982 Fossil Rose, Science Taxonomy Thewissen Hussain 1990: … Read more
Giganotosaurus: Research Database Carcharodontosauridae · Late Cretaceous (~98-97 MYA) · Patagonia, Argentina Research Note: Giganotosaurus was one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores, a carcharodontosaurid from Patagonia. Known from a nearly complete skull and partial skeleton. The genus was formally described by Coria and Salgado in 1995. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact … Read more
Trinisaura: Research Database Ornithopoda (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~70 MYA) · Antarctica (James Ross Island, Santa Marta Formation) Research Note: Trinisaura was an ornithopod ornithischian from the Late Cretaceous of Antarctica — one of the few known dinosaurs from Antarctica and an important taxon for understanding dinosaur diversity and biogeography in the Cretaceous of … Read more
Macrocollum: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Macrocollum was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Müller 2020: Macrocollum and related taxa Journal of Systematic Palaeontology Confirmed A 2020 Fossil Müller, Journal of … Read more
Conchoraptor: Research Database Avialae (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70-69 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Barun Goyot Formation) Research Note: Conchoraptor was a small avialan theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — one of the earliest known avialans from the Gobi and an important taxon for understanding the early evolution of birds … Read more
In Depth Kurmademys is a genus of side-necked turtle that lived in India during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - Kurmademys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of India. - American Museum Novitates 3321:1-16. - E. S. Gaffney, S. Chatterjee, & D. K. Rudra - 2001.
Saltriovenator: Research Database Reptilia (Plesiosauria) · Late Triassic (~210-205 MYA) · Europe — Italy (Lombardy) Research Note: Saltriovenator was a plesiosaur from the Late Triassic of Italy — significant for being one of the oldest known plesiosaurs, providing early evidence for the radiation of this group during the Triassic. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
Allosaurus: Research Database Tyrannosauroidea? (Theropoda) · Late Jurassic (~155–150 MYA) ·
In Depth Aldabrachampsus was a fairly small crocodile known to have been active around the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean during the Pleistocene period. It is believed that Aldabrachampsus came to Aldbara Atoll by migration because previously the atoll had been submerged for over one hundred thousand years. A possible source could be either Madagascar … Read more