In Depth Urbacodon is truly an international genus, not so much by its geographic distribution, but because the team involved were from many different countries. The name Urbacodon means ‘URBAC tooth’, and URBAC is an acronym that recognises the Uzbek, Russian, British, American and Canadian nationalities of those involved. Urbacodon was described by a single … Read more
In Depth Leshansaurus was a mid-sized theropod of the late Jurassic of China with jaws that were proportionately longer than most other theropods of the time that also widened slightly. These features might denote a prey specialisation for Leshansaurus, perhaps somehow helping it to deal with the large variety of relatively small stegosaurs of the … Read more
In Depth Choconsaurus is a genus of primitive titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America at the start of the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new titanosaur sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Neuqu�n Province, Argentina. - Ameghiniana 55(1):1-29. - E. Sim�n, L. Salgado & J. O. Calvo - 2018.
In Depth Hippodraco is a genus of medium sized ornithopod dinosaur that lived in North America during the early Cretaceous. Though still a fairly large dinosaur when compared to a person, Hippodraco paled in comparison to the impressively large Iguanacolossus, which is known from the same member of the Cedar Mountain Formation that Hippodraco was … Read more
In Depth Noasaurus is the type genus of the noasauridae, a side group of theropod dinosaurs that are thought to have had the same immediate origins as the abelisaurids (such as Abelisaurus and Aucasaurus). Noasaurus however is only known by very partial remains which makes it difficult to ascertain specific details about this dinosaur. At … Read more
In Depth Ubirajara is a genus of compsognathid dinosaur that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous. At the time of its description Ubirajara is unique amongst the compsognathids due to the elaborate feather covering. This is mainly from a bushy mane of hair like proto-feathers that measured up to 11 centimetres long over … Read more
In Depth Shanxia is a genus of ankylosaur that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous. However not much fossil material is available and there is speculation that Shanxia may actually just be further remains of the genus Tianzhenosaurus. Further Reading - A new ankylosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, … Read more
In Depth Nanshiungosaurus was first described from partial remains mostly consisting of vertebrae in 1979. To begin with Nanshiungosaurus was thought to be a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur, a bit later it was realised to be a therizinosaur. As a therizinosaur, Nanshiungosaurus was a theropod dinosaur that had adapted to a herbivorous diet instead of a … Read more
In Depth Barrosasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. At the time of its description, the genus is only represented by three dorsal vertebrae. Further Reading - Barrosasaurus casamiquelai gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Anacleto Formation (Late Cretaceous: early Campanian) … Read more
In Depth Named in 2010, Kosmoceratops has quickly become a dinosaur fan favourite, thanks largely to the highly ornate form of the skull, which was also the inspiration for the genus name. To start, the frill section of the skull is twice as wide as it is long, which by physical proportions, means that it … Read more