In Depth Dzharatitanis is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Although initially described from a single tail vertebra, this fossil has revealed that Dzharatitanis was a rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur, making it the first rebbachisaurid genus to be discovered in Asia. Further Reading - First rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur … Read more
In Depth While Animantarx may not be the best known nodosaurid dinosaur, it is a contender for having one of the coolest dinosaur names. Unfortunately Animantarx is only known by an incomplete skull, lower jaw and some vertebrae, which means that reconstructions are reliant upon other nodosaur parts and a best guess by the reconstructions. … Read more
In Depth Notohypsilophodon is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Notohypsilophodon is so named based upon a superficial similarity to the genus Hypsilophodon while also recognising the more southern occurrence of this individual. Notohypsilophodon is so far only known from the partial remains of a juvenile, … Read more
In Depth Caihong is a genus of anchiornithid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Jurassic. Caihong was a very small dinosaur, roughly about forty centimetres long in life. Caihong is noted for having feathers covering the entire body except for the snout and claws. Study of melanosome associated with Caihong show that in … Read more
In Depth Mei was named because it was found in a sleeping pose, not unlike birds today. Study of the bones has revealed they were not totally fused, meaning that the animal was a juvenile. Analysis of the stone the fossil was discovered in shows it to have been buried by volcanic ash. A second … Read more
In Depth Lapampasaurus is a late Cretaceous era genus of hadrosaur. Although only named from partial remains, the discovery is of yet another hadrosaur from South America. The continent of South America has long been assumed to have been isolated from North America during the Cretaceous, but the presence of hadrosaur genera such as Lapampasaurus, … Read more
In Depth Although only named from a partial upper jaw, this is still enough to identify Angulomastacator as a distinct genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur because the front portion of the jaw bends down at an angle of forty-five degrees. If you are unfamiliar with how much this each, look at or imagine a clock face … Read more
In Depth Just like with Ankylosaurus, Nodosaurus is the type genus of a whole group of armoured dinosaurs, yet it is also one of the most poorly represented by fossil material. The nodosaurids are thought to be the ancestors of the ankylosaurids, although to have continued to thrive even in the presence of their more … Read more
In Depth At fifteen meters long it could be said that Datousaurus was a lower average in terms of sauropod sizes of the Jurassic era. The skull of Datousaurus is noted as being deep with ‘spoon-shaped’ teeth for processing plants. Datousaurus is also noted for having a higher reach than some other sauropods that lived … Read more
In Depth Alwalkeria was originally named in 1986 as Walkeria, however the genus name Walkeria was later found to be as preoccupied as it had already been used to name a bryozoan (a kind of tiny aquatic invertebrate). This necessited a revision to the name since naming priority is always given to the first creature … Read more