In Depth        Kimbetopsalis is a genus of multituberculatan mammal that lived in the USA not long after the asteroid impact that marked the KT extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs.†‬Kimbetopsalis has been identified as a member of the Multituberculata due to the large number†‬of cusps that are clearly visible upon the … Read more
In Depth        Equijubus seems to have been a primitive hadrosauroid from the early Cretaceous of China,†‬though some have considered the genus to be more simply an iguanodont.†‬Despite this,†‬the skull of Equijubus lacks a palpebral bone,†‬meaning that the eye did not have a bony projection jutting above it. Further Reading -†‬The … Read more
In Depth        Eoplesiosaurus was so named for its earlier appearance in the Jurassic that the far more famous Plesiosaurus.†‬Eoplesiosaurus was still small when compared to the plesiosaurs that appeared later in the Jurassic,†‬though it is noted as having a proportionately long neck when compared to some other genera. Further Reading -†‬High Diversity,†… Read more
In Depth        Gobiatherium is the type genus of its own specific group of uintatheres,†‬the Gobiatheriinae.†‬This is because Gobiatherium lacks the skull horns and tusks that are common features in it relatives,†‬though Gobiatherium still retains some distinguishing characteristics of its own.†‬These include well developed cheek bones and an expanded nasal area where … Read more
In Depth        Tetrapodophis is an interesting snake to say the least since it was the first snake genus known to still have all four legs to be named.†‬For the most part these legs are on the border of being vestigial,†‬yet still†‬defined and†‬functional enough to serve a gripping purpose.†‬Tetrapodophis is also … Read more
In Depth        Simorhinella is a genus of therocephalian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.†‬Simorhinella is noteworthy for having a snout that by proportion to relative genera is considerably shorter and deeper.†‬This may have allowed Simorhinella to have a very strong bite force as the deeper snout would have been able … Read more
In Depth        Named from a thirteen centimetre long skull,†‬Eoarctops seems to have been a particularly small genus of gorgonopsid.†‬The skull is noted for being particularly broad at the back with a short snout,†‬suggesting morphological adaptations for a proportionately high bite for tis size.†‬This is because there would be room for larger … Read more
In Depth        Because of†‬a†‬current lack of fossils for this genus,†‬the only thing that can be said with any certainty is that Kerberosaurus was a saurolophine hadrosaurid,†‬the group of hadrosaurs noted†‬to have solid head crests like those of Saurolophus.†‬The skull remains of Kerberosaurus were discovered in a bone bed of … Read more
In Depth        Tethysaurus is a primitive†(‬basalâ€) ‬mosasaur that is considered to be related to Russelosaurus from North America and Yaguarasaurus from South America.†‬Like these other two mosasaurs,†‬Tethysaurus has a mixture of both primitive and advanced features that make it†‬a†‬primitive relative to other later mosasaur groups,†‬although not as primitive as … Read more
In Depth        Named in†‬2014,†‬not much can be said about Surameryx because the genus has been named from†‬just a lower left jaw.†‬However,†‬by being recovered from a late Miocene aged deposit,†‬we do know that the presence of Surameryx in South America is a rare example of a mammal with North American … Read more