In Depth Seazzadactylus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Europe during the late Triassic. Further Reading - Seazzadactylus venieri gen. et sp. nov., a new pterosaur (Diapsida: Pterosauria) from the Upper Triassic (Norian) of northeastern Italy. - PeerJ 7(e7363). - F. M. Dalla Vecchia - 2019.
In Depth Mimodactylus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in North Africa during the earlier stages of the Late Cretaceous. Mimodactylus is described from the almost complete fossil remains of a juvenile. Mimodactylus has teeth that are fairly short, conical and unserrated. These teeth would have been most suited to cracking opened the hard … Read more
In Depth Although a relatively little known genus of pareiasaur, Parasaurus was actually the first pareiasaur genus to be named. Parasaurus lived in Germany in during the late Permian, and like with other pareiasaurs, was a plant eater that fed upon low growing vegetation. Further Reading - A re-evaluation of Parasaurus geinitzi, the first named … Read more
In Depth Nezpercius is a genus of prehistoric frog that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new fossil frog from the Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(1):190-194. - R. W. Blob, M. T. Carrano, R. R. Rogers, C. A. Forster & N. … Read more
In Depth Progalesaurus is a genus of galesaurid cynodont that lived in South Africa during the early Triassic. Further Reading - A new galesaurid (Therapsida: Cyndontia) from the Lower Triassic of South Africa. - Palaeontology 47:535-556. - C. A. Sidor & R. M. H. Smith - 2004. – Aggregations and parental care in the Early … Read more
In Depth The dinosaur Beg is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. The full type species combination of this dinosaur is Beg tse, and is derived from the himalayan deity Beg-tse, an ancient god of war usually depicted with a ferocious face. Further reading - A neoceratopsian dinosaur … Read more
In Depth Calmasuchus is genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in Spain during the Triassic. Further Reading - A new capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the relationships within the Capitosauria. - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56:553-566. - J. Fortuny, A. Galobart & C. De Santisteban - 2011.
In Depth The Oligocene and Miocene periods were times of change for the world’s ecosystems, particularly those of the northern hemisphere. Long covered by temperate and in places tropical forests, these were now steadily being replaced by grassy plains. Parahippus is a horse that shows a shift towards coping with these changing environments. Primitive horse … Read more
In Depth Xericeps is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Africa during the Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new edentulous pterosaur from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of south eastern Morocco. Cretaceous Research 84:1-12. - D. M. Martill, D. M. Unwin, N. Ibrahim & N. Longrich - 2018.
In Depth Yuanmousaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that has most recently been considered to be related to genera such as Mamenchisaurus and Tienshanosaurus. This interpretation is based upon a partial cervical (neck) vertebra, at the time of writing the only part of the neck known that shows elongation similar to the neck vertebrae … Read more