In Depth        Fossil teeth of Igdamanosaurus were originally described as a species of the mosasaur Globidens by Zdansky in†‬1935,†‬a later study of a partial jaw from Niger by Lingham-Soliar in†‬1991†‬saw the remains raised to the status of a distinct genus.†‬Additionally Igdamanosaurus is now classed within the Plioplatecarpinae due to the … Read more
In Depth        Dzharaonyx is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading -†‬New material and diagnosis of a new taxon of alvarezsaurid†(‬Dinosauria,†‬Theropodaâ€) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.†‬-†‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.†‬41†(‬5â€)‬:†‬e2036174.†‬-†‬Alexander O.Averianov†& ‬Hans-Dieter Sues†‬-†… Read more
In Depth        Tornieria fossils were first found in†‬1907†‬and described the next year by the German palaeontologist Eberhard Fraas.†‬However,†‬at this time Fraas decided to call the new genus Gigantosaurus,†‬but the problem with this is that the name Gigantosaurus had already been used by Harry Govier Seeley to name a genus of … Read more
In Depth        Kataria was a macrostomatan snake that lived in Bolivia during the Danian stage of the Paleocene.†‬At the time of its description,†‬Kataria was the oldest macrostomatan snake known from South America.†‬As a macrostomatan snake,†‬Kataria would be expected to be able to disarticulate its jaw so that it could swallow larger … Read more
In Depth        Odoiporosaurus is a genus of pachypleurosaur that lived in Europe during the mid Triassic. Further Reading -†‬A new pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Northern Italy.-†‬Neues Jahrbuch fďż˝r Geologie und Palďż˝ontologie†‬-†‬Abhandlungen†‬271†(‬2â€)‬:†‬151.†‬-†‬S.†‬Renesto,†‬G.†‬Binelli†& ‬H.†‬Hagdorn†‬-†‬2014.
In Depth        Originally named as a species of Mesocetus,†‬Tranatocetus is a genus of whale that lived around Denmark during the Miocene. Further Reading -†‬Mesocetus argillarius sp.n.†(‬Cetacea,†‬Mysticetiâ€) ‬from Upper Miocene of Denmark,†‬with Remarks on the Lower Jaw and the Echolocation System in Whale Phytogeny.†‬-†‬Zoologica Scripta†‬7†(‬1-4â€)‬:†‬63â€â€“‬79.†‬-†… Read more
In Depth        Madysaurus is a genus of cynodont that lived in Kyrgyzstan during the Triassic. Further Reading -†‬A new cynodont†(‬Reptilia,†‬Theriodontiaâ€) ‬from the Madygen Formation†(‬Triassicâ€) ‬of Fergana,†‬Kyrgyzstan.†‬-†‬Paleontological Journal†‬39:192-198.†‬-†‬L.†‬P.†‬Tatarinov†‬-†‬2005.
In Depth        As a†‘‬spiny shark‒ ‬Climatius was not a true shark but was still related to them.†‬Climatius was probably an open water hunter of smaller fish,†‬and two clues to indicate this are both the strongly developed caudal fin and the large pectoral fins.†‬As the caudal fin†(‬loosely dubbed the tailâ€) ‬propelled … Read more
In Depth        Although the body is still unknown,†‬Thililua is considered to be a polycotylid plesiosaur.†‬Named after the genus Polycotylus,†‬polycotylids had plesiosaur shaped bodies,†‬but proportionately shorter†‬necks and longer jaws,†‬with probably the most famous example of this group being Dolichorhynchops.†‬Although most polycotylid fossils are known from North America,†‬the presence … Read more
Intro of Struthiomimus        Struthiomimus remains were actually known all the way back to†‬1901,†‬but were interpreted by Lawrence Lambe to belong to Ornithomimus altus,†‬the first ornithomimid to be named.†‬In†‬1917†‬however,†‬Henry Fairfield Osborn†(‬the man who is perhaps best remembered for naming Tyrannosaurusâ€) ‬identified key differences in the bones,†‬especially the … Read more