In Depth Way back during the 1890s, a fossil collector named Phillip James Rufford discovered a partial dorsal vertebrae near Hastings in East Sussex, England. Eventually catalogued as BMNH R2095, the vertebrae was first thought to belong the genus Cetiosaurus by Richard Lydekker, before eventually becoming Pelorosaurus conybeari. That was about it for well over … Read more
Horshamosaurus: Research Database Stegosauria (Dinosauria) · Late Jurassic (~155 MYA) · Europe — England (Dorset) Research Note: Horshamosaurus was a stegosaurian from the Late Jurassic of England — an important taxon for understanding stegosaur evolution in the Late Jurassic of Europe. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Wings et al. 2007: … Read more
Neovenator: Research Database Dinosauria (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous · Asia — China Research Note: Neovenator was a theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Asia — an important taxon for understanding theropod evolution and diversity. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Naish 2003: Neovenator and theropod diversity in the Cretaceous of England … Read more
Wamweracaudia: Research Database Dinosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous · North America / Africa Research Note: Wamweracaudia was a sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous — providing important data on sauropod diversity and evolution during the final period of dinosaur dominance. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Garcia 2012: Wamweracaudia from the … Read more
In Depth Further Reading - On a titanosaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) vertebral column from the Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous of Brazil - D. A. Campos, A. W. A. Kellner, R. J. Bertini, & R. M. Santucci - 2005.
Rahonavis: Research Database Avialae (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~70 MYA) · Africa — Madagascar Research Note: Rahonavis was a bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar — a member of the avialan lineage and an important taxon for understanding the evolution of flight and bird-like features in theropods. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
Morelladon: Research Database Styracosterna (Iguanodontia) · Early Cretaceous (~130-125 MYA) · Europe — Spain (Castilla-La Mancha, Escullos Formation) Research Note: Morelladon was a styracosternan iguanodontian from the Early Cretaceous of Spain — one of the few known iguanodontians from the Early Cretaceous of Europe and an important taxon for understanding ornithischian diversity and biogeography … Read more
Tuojiangosaurus: Research Database Stegosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Jurassic (~160 MYA) · Asia — China (Shaximiao Formation) Research Note: Tuojiangosaurus was a large stegosaurid from the Late Jurassic of China, one of the best-known Asian stegosaurs and an important representative of Stegosauridae from the Morrison-equivalent ecosystems of eastern Asia. It was similar in size and … Read more
Moabosaurus: Research Database Dinosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous · North America / Africa Research Note: Moabosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous — providing important data on sauropod diversity and evolution during the final period of dinosaur dominance. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Mannion & Barrett 2013: Moabosaurus … Read more
In Depth Although based upon the description of fragmentary fossil remains, the actual discovery of Camarillasaurus is a significant revelation in itself since it is one of the few ceratosaurs known from the early Cretaceous period. This is directly in between the heyday of the ceratosaurs in the late Jurassic, and their second revival in … Read more