Jinbeisaurus: Research Database Theropoda (Dinosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~130 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning) Research Note: Jinbeisaurus was a theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China — an important taxon for understanding theropod diversity and evolution in the Cretaceous of East Asia. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Xing … Read more
Olorotitan: Research Database Hadrosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Cretaceous (~70–66 MYA) · Asia — Russia (Kundur, Amur Region) Research Note: Olorotitan was a lambeosaurine hadrosaur from the Latest Cretaceous of far eastern Russia — one of the last dinosaurs before the mass extinction and one of the most complete dinosaur fossils ever found in Russia. … Read more
In Depth Ohmdenosaurus is a little known genus of sauropod, and perhaps not surprisingly known by very little remains. These remains have in the past been attributed to the Vulcanodontidae group of sauropods, though this group has also been problematic in its classification in the past, in fact for a time the group fell into … Read more
In Depth Dating back around one-hundred and fifty-two million years ago, Stokesosaurus is one of the earliest representatives of the tyrannosaur lineage, being only slightly later than Guanlong. At up to four meters long, Stokesosaurus resembled the juvenile forms of later tyrannosarids, and was a fleet footed predator relying upon speed to catch prey. Stokesosaurus … Read more
In Depth Named only from armoured plates, Glyptodontopelta is a genus of nodosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. The name Glyptodontopelta means ‘Glyptodon shield’, a reference to its similarity to the armour of the genus Glyptodon, a large ground dwelling xenarthran mammal that lived much later in South America during the … Read more
In Depth Palaeontology as we know it today has its foundation in nineteenth century Europe and dinosaurs first began to be named and classified in England in the first half of that century. As the first named dinosaur, Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur genus to have a taxonomic placement amongst other recognised animals, however this … Read more
In Depth Initially named in 1918, Notoceratops may not only be the first ceratopsian dinosaur named from South America, but all of Gondwana, the southern collection of landmasses that split from the Northern continents during the Mesozoic. Not everyone was initially convinced however, and even to this day some still question the validity of Notoceratops … Read more
In Depth Thanos is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the Cretaceous. If the name is familiar, that is because this dinosaur is named after the character that appears in the Marvel comics universe. Further Reading - New record of abelisauroid theropods from the Bauru Group (Upper Cretaceous), S�o Paulo … Read more
In Depth In the closing years of the twentieth century a bone bed containing the remains of at least twenty-seven juvenile dinosaurs was excavated in South Africa. The 2022 study describing the genus (Forster et al.) considers these juveniles to represent everything from hatchlings to subadults, Possibly located at a nesting site. The 2022 description … Read more
Bannykus: Research Database Alvarezsauria (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~95 MYA) · Asia — China (Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang) Research Note: Bannykus was an alvarezsaur from the Late Cretaceous of China — an important taxon for understanding the evolution of alvarezsaur theropods and their unusual morphological adaptations. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact … Read more