In Depth        Yunmenglong is a genus of somphospondylin sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.†‬Although the skeleton of the holotype is incomplete,†‬Yunmenglong is considered to have been related to other genera such as Erketu and Qiaowanlong. Further Reading A new sauropod dinosaur†(‬Dinosauria,†‬Sauropodaâ€) ‬from the late Early Cretaceous of … Read more
In Depth        Bisticeratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.†‬First named from only a skull,†‬Bisticeratops seems to have been quite typical of the chasmosaurine ceratopsians. Further Reading -†‬A new chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Upper Cretaceous†(‬Campanianâ€) ‬Farmington Member of the Kirtland Formation,†‬New … Read more
In Depth        To begin we’ll address the on-going confusion between the validity of the names Paraceratherium,†‬Indricotherium and Baluchitherium.†‬These are all separate genera’s established as homes for fossil material belonging to huge terrestrial mammals that are very similar to one another in form.†‬In fact they are so similar that many palaeontologists consider them … Read more
In Depth        Although still only known from a few bones,†‬Ichthyovenator remains a very exciting discovery as at the time of its discovery it was still the most complete spinosaurid dinosaur known from Asia,†‬and still more complete than other spinosaurid genera such as the South American Oxalaia.†‬Ichthyovenator is also the first known spinosaurid … Read more
In Depth        In†‬1914†‬the palaeontologist Charles Whitney Gilmore described a new species of Stegosaurus which he named S.†‬longispinus.†‬The name was chosen as a reflection of the unusually large tail spines that were much longer than those seen in other Stegosaurus fossils.†‬For many years however the validity of S.†‬longispinus was called … Read more
In Depth        Lohuecotitan is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Spain during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading -†‬A new titanosaur†(‬Dinosauria,†‬Sauropodaâ€) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco†(‬Cuenca,†‬Spainâ€)‬.†‬-†‬Cretaceous Research.†‬-†‬V.†‬Dďż˝ez Dďż˝az,†‬P.†‬Mocho,†‬A.†‬Pďż˝ramo,†‬F.†‬Escaso,†‬F.†‬Marcos-Fernďż˝ndez,†‬J.†‬L.†‬Sanz†& ‬F.†‬Ortega†‬-†… Read more
In Depth        Cryptoclidid plesiosaurs†(‬those typified by Cryptoclidusâ€) ‬seem to have become very rare towards the end of the Cretaceous with Kaiwhekea being one of the few known members of this family present this late in the Mesozoic.†‬Like with so many of the late surviving plesiosaurs,†‬Kaiwhekea seems to have survived this long by … Read more
In Depth        Described as a compsognathid dinosaur in†‬2016,†‬the holotype Beipiaognathus has since been accused of being a fake.†‬The theory is that the holotype is actually parts of many different creatures that an unscrupulous fossil dealer has stuck together in order to sell the fossil for more money.†‬Unfortunately this is an often … Read more
In Depth        Europasaurus was a macronarian sauropod which means it was similar in form to such dinosaurs as Camarasaurus and Brachiosaurus.†‬However Europasaurus itself was much smaller than either of these two genera,†‬in fact it is one of the smallest dinosaurs of its kind.†‬The small size of Europasaurus has been interpreted as a … Read more
In Depth        Achelousaurus may represent something of a transition as even though it has two distinct horns that rise from the top of its neck frill like in Einiosaurus,†‬it has a large nasal boss as seen in Pachyrhinosaurus.†‬This is why Achelousaurus has been considered a transitional form that links these two ceratopsian dinosaurs … Read more