In Depth Yamaceratops is a genus of primitive ceratopsian dinosaur that when first described was thought to have lived in the early Cretaceous, though later study has now revealed Yamaceratops to have lived during the late Cretaceous. Yamaceratops is named after Yama, a Tibetan Buddhist deity combined ‘ceratops’ which means horned face. Further Reading - … Read more
In Depth Mantellisaurus was originally described as a species of Iguanodon, I. atherfieldensis, but in 2007 Gregory S. Paul renamed the species as new genus. Paul chose the name Mantellisaurus in honour of Gideon Mantell, the man who discovered and named Iguanodon. Mantellisaurus was capable of movement in either a quadrupedal or bipedal posture, and … Read more
Irritator: Research Database Spinosauridae (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~113–110 MYA) · South America — Brazil (Araripe Basin) Research Note: Irritator challengeri is one of the most unusual spinosaurid theropods known from an almost complete skull discovered in the Araripe Basin of northeastern Brazil. Its name derives from the frustration of the researchers who encountered … Read more
Rajasaurus: Research Database Abelisauridae (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70-66 MYA) · Asia — India (Lameta Formation) Research Note: Rajasaurus was an abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of India — one of the few known abelisaurids from India and an important taxon for understanding theropod evolution in the Cretaceous of Asia. Research Finding … Read more
Chaoyangsaurus: Research Database Ceratosauria (Theropoda) · Late Jurassic (~160 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning) Research Note: Chaoyangsaurus was an early ceratosaur from the Late Jurassic of Liaoning, China — an important taxon for understanding early ceratosaur evolution and the diversity of theropods in the Jurassic of Asia. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
In Depth When it comes to popularity Triceratops is only eclipsed by Tyrannosaurus, and even then there are a considerable portion of people who actually prefer Triceratops over the aforementioned apex predator. Yet despite its frequent depiction from toys to dinosaur books, films and other media, there is still a lot of controversy and misconception … Read more
Jeholosaurus: Research Database Ornithischia (Dinosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~125 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning, Yixian Formation) Research Note: Jeholosaurus was a small ornithischian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China — an important taxon for understanding early ornithischian evolution and the diversity of the Jehol Biota. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
In Depth Liubangosaurus is a genus off sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. Not much is known about this dinosaur at the time of writing because it is only known by a few vertebrae. Further Reading - A new eusauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Guangxi Province, southern China. - … Read more
Indosaurus: Research Database Abelisauridae (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70–66 MYA) · Asia — India (Lameta Formation) Research Note: Indosaurus was a large abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous Lameta Formation of India. It provides important data on theropod diversity in the latest Cretaceous of the Indian subcontinent. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … Read more
Lusitanosaurus: Research Database Macronaria (Sauropoda) · Late Jurassic (~155 MYA) · Europe — Portugal (Lourinhã Formation) Research Note: Lusitanosaurus was a macronarian sauropod from the Late Jurassic of Portugal — the first sauropod named from Portugal and an important taxon for understanding sauropod evolution in the Jurassic of Europe. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more