In Depth        Sinocoelurus is a dubious genus given that it is only based upon the description of teeth,†‬making this a tooth taxon.†‬The only thing that can be said about Sinocoelurus with any confidence is that given the size of the teeth,†‬the holotype individual would have been a small theropod. Further Reading -†… Read more
In Depth        Adinophis is a genus of madtstoiid snake that lived in Madagascar during the Ceretaceous.†‬Relatives genera of Adinophis include Wonambi,†‬Menarana,†‬Sanajeh, Yurlunggur, Madtsoia and Gigantophis.†Further Reading -†‬New snakes from the Upper Cretaceous†(‬Maastrichtianâ€) ‬Maevarano Formation,†‬Mahajanga Basin,†‬Madagascar.†‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology†‬34â€(‬5â€)‬:1080-1093.†‬-†‬A.†‬C.†‬Pritchard,†‬J.†‬A.†‬McCartney,†… Read more
In Depth        Not a lot is known about Eshanosaurus,†‬yet it has still managed to be a controversial dinosaur.†‬Thought to be one hundred and ninety-six million years old,†‬the partial dentary of Eshanosaurus†(‬currently the only part knownâ€) ‬goes as far back as the Hettangian stage of the Jurassic.†‬The describers of the dentary … Read more
In Depth        Scymnosaurus is a genus of scylacosaurid therapsid. Further Reading Further reading- On Some New Primitive Theriodonts in the South African Museum. – Annals of the South African Museum 4(2):147-158. – R. Broom – 1903.
In Depth        The nasal horn of Einiosaurus is quite unusual in that it curves forward to point towards the ground,†‬something which is reflected in the species name E.†‬procurvicornis which translates to English as†‘‬forward curving horn‒‬.†‬In young Einiosaurus this horn is thought to have started out small,†‬but as the individual grew … Read more
In Depth        Atlantosaurus was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in†‬1877,†‬though his first choice of name was Titanosaurus.†‬However,†‬Titanosaurus had actually been established as a genus name by Richard Lydekker earlier that same year,†‬so Marsh renamed his fossils as Atlantosaurus.†‬At the time of their original naming,†‬the two vertebrae that are … Read more
In Depth        Podokesaurus is often spoken about as being a valid genus,†‬yet the partial remains of the fossils attributed to this genus are considered to be near identical of another dinosaur named Coelophysis.†‬In fact the genus is sometimes referenced as Coelophysis holyokensis,†‬though the genus name Podokesaurus also still appears in use despite … Read more
In Depth        Not only was Cymbospondylus one of earliest ichthyosaurs named,†‬it was also one of the first to swim in the Triassic oceans.†‬Cymbospondylus is an example of the primitive ichthyosaurs that were yet to evolve dorsal fins and developed tail flukes which left it with a long body,†‬half of which was tail.†… Read more
In Depth        Initially thought to be a diapsid,†‬Apsisaurus was later realised to a Eupelycosaurian varnopisd.†‬As a Varanopid,†‬Apsisaurus was related to the more famous Varanops which also lived in Texas at the same approximate time as Apsisaurus. Further Reading -†‬The osteology of a Lower Permian eosuchian from Texas and a review of … Read more
In Depth        As a lobe finned fish,†‬Hyneria would have looked like a larger version of Eusthenopteron.†‬It had powerful fins,†‬but the popularised image of Hyneria using them to crawl across land is to date only speculation.†‬Itâ€â€™â€¬s likely that they would have been of more use while navigating shallow waters and submerged obstacles. … Read more