In Depth Ziapelta is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in what is now the USA during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. At the time of the genus description Ziapelta is only known from a single partial skull and some osteoderms, the bony plates that grew within the skin as a form … Read more
In Depth A close relative of the better known ceratopsian dinosaur Leptoceratops, Prenoceratops can be told apart by the skull which has a greater slope to the skull than that seen in Leptoceratops. Further Reading - Description of Prenoceratops pieganensis gen et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana. - Journal … Read more
In Depth There is little doubt that Paralititan sits comfortably amongst some of the biggest sauropod dinosaurs that are known to us. Though the skeleton of Paralititan is largely incomplete, the humerus (upper ‘arm’ bone) is known to have reached a length of one hundred and sixty-nine centimetres long, something that at the time of … Read more
In Depth Yutyrannus is a good example of a tyrannosaur that had feathers, although it is not the first or only known tyrannosaur to have had feathers like some news reports claimed at the time of its discovery. The first tyrannosaur to be feathered was actually Dilong which was named in 2004 and is … Read more
In Depth A very interesting find, Yinlong represents the earliest identifiable ceratopsian dinosaur. Despite its small size and bipedal stance, the descendants of Yinlong would evolve into the huge quadrupedal herbivores like Triceratops that lived at the end of the Cretaceous. Study of the skull has revealed a small rostral bone, or more commonly called … Read more
Fossil Map Interactive fossil Map of Pachyrhinosaurus, along with its chronological bar chart of fossil discoveries. In Depth Even though it did not have the elaborate horns of some ceratopsians like Einiosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus has become a favourite amongst ceratopsian dinosaur enthusiasts because of the large bony growth called a boss that is present on top … Read more
In Depth Tanius is one of the many known Asian hadrosauroid dinosaurs, but one that is not very well represented. The initial description was based upon the back of the skull which seems to be that of a flat headed hadrosauroid dinosaur, the kind roughly between the earlier iguanodonts and the more advanced hadrosaurids. However … Read more
In Depth Phuwiangvenator is a genus of megaraptoran dinosaur that hunted in what is now Thailand during the Early Cretaceous. Phuwiangvenator was named alongside another theropod dinosaur called Vayuraptor, also present in the Sao Khua Formation. Care should be taken not to confuse Phuwiangvenator with Phuwiangosaurus, a titanosaurian dinosaur known from the same formation as … Read more
In Depth Originally named as a species of Camptosaurus 1909 (Gilmore), and then later Planicoxa in 2008 (Carpenter & Wilson), Osmakasaurus was established as a new genus for partial post cranial remains that establish this genus. The species name ‘depressus’ has been retained to create the type species, which is standard procedure when naming a … Read more
In Depth Oceanotitan is a genus of titanisauriform dinosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Jurassic. Further Reading - A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1578782:1-23. - P. Mocho, R. Royo-Torres & F. Ortega - 2019.