In Depth        Stupendemys was a genus of pleurodiran turtle,†‬a type better known as a side-necked turtle.†‬Side necked turtles acquired their name because their necks are so long that the only way they could fit under the shell was to fold their necks into one side.†‬The preserved length of the largest known Stupendemys … Read more
In Depth        Klobiodon is a genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur that lived in Europe during the mid Jurassic.†‬Klobiodon was large for the type of pterosaur it was,†‬and was probably a hunter of fish. Further Reading -†‬Pterosauria of the Great Oolite Group†(‬Bathonian,†‬Middle Jurassicâ€) ‬of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire,†‬England.†‬-†‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.†… Read more
In Depth        Although only named from isolated teeth,†‬Afrasia was still a significant discovery because the teeth were those of an eosimiid primate.†‬The discovery of Afrasia in Asia lends weight to the theory that the eosimiids evoled in Asia and then radiated out into Africa,†‬though this is still a controversial theory with many … Read more
In Depth        Like Ornithocheirus,†‬Anhanguera had rounded crests on both the tip of its snout and lower jaw.†‬Also the jaws broadened towards the tip with the sharp thin teeth pointing outwards in what is often referred to as a rosette.†‬This arrangement greatly increased the†‘‬catch area‒ ‬for Anhanguera as it flew over the … Read more
In Depth Further Reading -†‬Taxonomy and detailed description of Zaglossus hacketti.†‬-†‬Records of the Western Australian Museum†‬1â€(‬3â€)‬:244-248.†‬-†‬L.†‬Glauert†‬-†‬1914.
In Depth        Casea is typical of the caseids in that it has a large body with a disproportionately small head. It is generally considered that Casea was a slow moving, low browsing herbivore. The teeth are short and short and ‘peg-like’, possibly for stripping the fronds of ferns. The ribs of Casea are greatly enlarged … Read more
In Depth        Tanycolagreus has been dubbed a run of the mill kind of Jurassic predator.†‬Small and lightweight,†‬Tanycolagreus probably focused its attentions on hunting smaller dinosaurs that were too difficult for larger predators to live on.†‬However the holotype specimen is of a three meter subadult,†‬with further referred material indicating a size approaching … Read more
In Depth        Acheloma was a relatively large for its time temnopondyl amphibian that would have hunted for other small animals around the water systems of what would eventually be the United States back in the early†‬Permian.†‬This could include swimming around in the water to venturing on land for extended periods. Further Reading -†… Read more
In Depth        A South†‬African gorgonopsian predator,†‬Aelurognathus is noted for having small incisor teeth,†‬something that might means that it scraped flesh from bones rather than crunch on the bones directly.†‬Additionally remains of a dicynodont thought to have been fed upon by an Aelurognathus show that it was pulled apart from the rear.†… Read more
In Depth        Almas is a genus of troodontid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading Osteology of a New Late Cretaceous Troodontid Specimen from Ukhaa Tolgod,†‬�mnďż˝govi Aimag,†‬Mongolia.†‬-†‬American Museum Novitates.†‬3889:†‬1â€â€“‬47.†‬-†‬Rui Pei,†‬Mark A.†‬Norell,†‬Daniel E.†‬Barta,†‬G.†‬S.†‬Bever,†‬Michael Pittman†& ‬Xing … Read more