In Depth        At the time of the genus description Coronodon caused a lot of excitement,†‬as this genus represent one of the oldest baleen whales in the fossil record.†‬Baleen whales,†‬also known as mystecetids,†‬certainly had ancestors that were active predators of other sea creatures.†‬The teeth of Coronodon are shaped in such a … Read more
In Depth        The first genus of theropod dinosaur to ever be named from India’s Lameta Formation,†‬Orthogoniosaurus has often been considered to be a senior synonym for other theropod genera that were later discovered.†‬However the holotype of Orthogoniosaurus is only a tooth,†‬and because of this no other fossil remains have been attributed to … Read more
In Depth        Tetanopsyrus is a genus of small acanthodiian fish that has been discovered in Canada. Further Reading -†‬Tetanopsyrus lindoei, gen.†‬et sp.†‬nov.,†‬an Early Devonian acanthodian from the Northwest Territories,†‬Canada.†‬Acta Geologica Polonica†‬49:81â€â€“‬96.†‬-†‬P.-Y.†‬Gagnier,†‬G.†‬F.†‬Hanke†& ‬M.†‬V.†‬H.†‬Wilson†‬-†‬1999. -†‬New species of … Read more
In Depth        At up to nine meters long Maiasaura was not amongst the largest known hadrosaurid dinosaurs,†‬though it still tipped the scale to be considered big for its kind.†‬Like with its hadrosaurid relatives,†‬Maiasaura is thought to have been a primarily bipedal dinosaur,†‬though one that was at least capable of balancing if … Read more
In Depth        Charitosaurus is a little known genus of plesiosaur that is only represented by partial remains.†‬The level of preservation of these remains is so low that Charitosaurus is actually regarded as a Nomen dubium by many. Further Reading -†‬System der fossilen Saurier†[‬Taxonomy of fossil sauriansâ€] ‬-†‬Neues Jahrbuch fďż˝r Mineralogie,†‬Geognosie,†… Read more
In Depth        Telmatosaurus was originally named as Limnosaurus transsylvanicus,†‬however after this naming in transpired that the genus name Limnosaurus had already been used by the American palaeontologist Othniel Charles Marsh to name a crocodile†(‬later it would actually be declared a synonym of Pristichampsusâ€)‬.†‬The original name came about from the popular idea of … Read more
In Depth        Described from remains that were recovered from a bone bed,†‬Xenoceratops was labelled by some writers as the ancestor to the world famous Triceratops.†‬In actuality however Xenoceratops is considered to be a member of the centrosaurinae,†‬one of the two main groups of ceratopsian dinosaurs that include the small frilled but large/many … Read more
In Depth        Archaeornithoides has proven to be a problematic genus since it has been very difficult to ascertain exactly what it was.†‬Only known from partial paired maxilla and dentaries,†‬Archaeornithoides was first considered to be a primitive bird because of what were considered distinct bird-like features.†‬Later discoveries however proved that these distinct bird … Read more
In Depth        The holotype specimen of Bergamodactylus was first described as a juvenile of the genus Eudimorphodon in†‬1978.†‬A new study published in†‬2015†‬by Kellner revealed that this specimen was actually different enough from Eudimorphodon to warrant its own genus,†‬hence the creation of Bergamodactylus.†‬With a wingspan estimate of the holotype at … Read more
In Depth        Sierraceratops is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.†‬Sierraceratops is also considered to have been a chasmosaurine ceratopsian,†‬the kind noted for having proportionately larger neck frills than other ceratopsian types. Further reading -†‬The ceratopsian Torosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous McRae Formation,†‬Sierra County,†… Read more