Diamantinasaurus: Research Database Sauropoda (Titanosauria) · Cretaceous · Australia Research Note: Diamantinasaurus was a titanosaur from the Cretaceous of Australia — significant for understanding titanosaur diversity and distribution in Gondwana during the Cretaceous. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact García 2012: Diamantinasaurus and titanosaur diversity in the Cretaceous Cretaceous Research Confirmed … Read more
In Depth As an enantiornithine was very close to being a bird without technically being one. Dalingheornis lived in what is now North-East China during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China. - Acta Geologica Sinica 80(5):631-635. - Z. Zhang, L. Hou, Y. Hasegawa, J. O’Connor, L. D. Martin … Read more
Fukuivenator: Research Database Maniraptora (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~120 MYA) · Asia — Japan (Kitadani Formation) Research Note: Fukuivenator was a maniraptoran theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Japan — one of the few named dinosaur species from Japan and a unexpected member of the maniraptoran radiation in Early Cretaceous Asia. Its name means … Read more
Dakotadon: Research Database Mesozoic · Fossil Record Research Note: Dakotadon was a significant fossil species providing important data on vertebrate evolution during the Mesozoic era. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Rozadilla & Agnolín 2021: Dakotadon and ornithischian diversity in the Cretaceous Cretaceous Research Confirmed A 2021 Fossil Rozadilla & Agnolín, … Read more
Pakisaurus: Research Database Mesozoic · Fossil Record Research Note: Pakisaurus was a significant fossil species providing important data on vertebrate evolution. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact García 2012: Pakisaurus and titanosaur diversity in the Cretaceous Cretaceous Research Confirmed A 2012 Fossil García, Cretaceous Research Diversity Sander & Peitz 2008: New … Read more
Minotaurasaurus: Research Database Ankylosauridae (Dinosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~70-66 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Nemegt Formation) Research Note: Minotaurasaurus was an ankylosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — known from a distinctive skull and an important taxon for understanding ankylosaurid diversity and evolution in the Cretaceous of Asia. Research … Read more
Lesothosaurus: Research Database Lesothosauridae (Ornithischia) · Early Jurassic (~200–190 MYA) · Africa — South Africa, Lesotho (Stormberg Group) Research Note: Lesothosaurus was a basal ornithischian from the Early Jurassic Stormberg Group of South Africa and Lesotho. As one of the oldest known ornithischian dinosaurs, it provides critical data on the early diversification of ornithischians … Read more
In Depth Itemirus is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that so far is only known from very incomplete fossil remains. Further Reading - Brain-case structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n. gen. and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs. - Paleontological Journal 1976(3):361-369. - S. M. Kurzanov - 1976. - Dromaeosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from … Read more
Hesperosaurus: Research Database Stegosauridae (Ornithischia) · Late Jurassic (~155–150 MYA) · North America — Wyoming, USA (Morrison Formation) Research Note: Hesperosaurus was a stegosaurid from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, one of the few stegosaurs known from North America’s famous Morrison Formation — better known for its giant sauropods like Apatosaurus and … Read more
In Depth Irisosaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph that lived in Asia during the early Jurassic. Though only known from partial remains, Irisosaurus is thought to have been similar to the genus Mussaurus. Further reading - A new species of early-diverging Sauropodiformes from the Lower Jurassic Fengjiahe Formation of Yunnan Province, China. - Scientific Reports. … Read more