In Depth Fulgurotherium is a little known genus of Australian dinosaur that is also known from very little fossil material; at the time of writing, only a fragment of a femur. This femur seems to match up small ornithopod dinosaurs that range about one to one and a half meters long in size, but this … Read more
In Depth In 2006 the palaeontologists M. Sadiq Malkani described five new genera of titanosaur, Marisaurus, Balochisaurus, Sulaimanisaurus, Khetranisaurus and Pakisaurus, all from caudal vertebrae. From these only Marisaurus and Balochisaurus have had skull remains attributed to them, and only Marisaurus has (partial) rear limb bones attributed to the genus. Marisaurus and Balochisaurus were also … Read more
Uberabatitan: Research Database Titanosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70 MYA) · South America — Brazil (Uberaba, Araguainha Formation) Research Note: Uberabatitan was a titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil — an important taxon for understanding titanosaur diversity and evolution in the latest Cretaceous of South America. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
Tawa: Research Database Theropoda · Late Triassic (~215–213 MYA) · North America — New Mexico, Chinle Formation Research Note: Tawa hallae was a small theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic Chinle Formation of New Mexico. It represents one of the oldest known dinosaur skeletons from the Triassic of North America and provides important data … Read more
In Depth Comahuesaurus was is genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous. As a rebacchiosauird, Comahuesaurus would be related to genera such as Zapalasaurus, Rebbachisaurus and Rayososaurus. Further Reading - A new basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuqu�n Basin; evolution and biogeography of the … Read more
Baurusuchus: Research Database Baurusuchidae (Mesoeucrocodylia) · Late Cretaceous (~90–83 MYA) · South America — Brazil (Bauru Basin, Uberaba Formation) Research Note: Baurusuchus was a baurusuchid mesoeucrocodylian from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. As one of the few known terrestrial notosuchians — crocodile-line archosaurs that were fully adapted for life on land — it provides … Read more
In Depth Ojoraptorsaurus is a genus of oviraptosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico during the earlier stage of the Maastrichtian. Although only named from fossilised pubis bones, Ojoraptorsaurus has been identified as a caenagnathid oviraptosaur, making it a closer relative to genera such as Elmisaurus and Gigantoraptor. With the holotype fossils of … Read more
Loricatosaurus: Research Database Stegosauridae (Thyreophora) · Late Jurassic (~155-150 MYA) · Europe — England (Oxfordshire, Coralline Oolite Formation) Research Note: Loricatosaurus was a stegosaurid thyreophoran from the Late Jurassic of England — one of the few known stegosaurids from the Jurassic of Europe and an important taxon for understanding thyreophoran evolution and biogeography in … Read more
Borealosaurus: Research Database Reptilia (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~100 MYA) · Asia — China Research Note: Borealosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China — significant for representing Asian titanosaur diversity, providing important data on sauropod evolution and biogeography in Asia during the Cretaceous. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … Read more
Sinraptor: Research Database Megalosauridae (Theropoda) · Late Jurassic (~160–155 MYA) · Asia — China (Xinjiang, Shishugou Formation) Research Note: Sinraptor was a megalosaurid theropod from the Late Jurassic Shishugou Formation of Xinjiang, China. As one of the few well-preserved theropod skeletons from the Jurassic of Asia, it provides critical data on theropod diversity, Gondwanan … Read more