Camarasaurus: Research Database Macronaria (Sauropoda) · Late Jurassic (~155-145 MYA) · North America — USA, Morrison Formation Research Note: Camarasaurus was a macronarian sauropod from the Late Jurassic of the Morrison Formation — one of the most common sauropods in the Morrison and an important taxon for understanding sauropod anatomy, growth, and ecology in … Read more
In Depth An often included genus in dinosaur books, Arrhinoceratops is another example of a popular dinosaur known by very little fossil material. In this case Arrhinoceratops has been based upon the description of only a single partially preserved skull. Arrhinoceratops was named because William Parks thought that it lacked a nasal horn, and too … Read more
In Depth Parvicursor is a genus of alvarezsaur known to have lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous. Like with some relatives, Parvicursor had hands reduced to a single stubby horn which was likely used to punch holes into termite mounds so that an individual Parvicursor could feed upon the termites within. Further Reading - … Read more
Segnosaurus: Research Database Therizinosauria (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~100-94 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Bissekty Formation) Research Note: Segnosaurus was a therizinosaurian theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — one of the first described therizinosaurs and an important taxon for understanding the evolution of herbivorous theropods. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
Oxalaia: Research Database Titanosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~83–71 MYA) · South America — Brazil (Araripe Basin) Research Note: Oxalaia was a titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous Araripe Basin of Brazil. As one of the few known titanosaurians from the Brazilian Araripe Basin, it provides important data on sauropod diversity in the Late … Read more
Karongasaurus: Research Database Titanosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~100–84 MYA) · Gondwana — Malawi (Karonga Basin, Dongas Formation) Research Note: Karongasaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Malawi — one of the few named dinosaurs from Africa. As a member of the Titanosauria, it provides data on African Cretaceous dinosaur faunas … Read more
Scelidosaurus: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Scelidosaurus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Norman 2020: Scelidosaurus and related taxa Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Confirmed A 2020 Fossil Norman, … Read more
In Depth When the dinosaur Afromimus was first described in 2017 it was as an ornithomimosaur, however a later study in 2019 led to Afromimus being described as an abelisaur, specifically a noasaurid. Unfortunately Afromimus is still only known from partial remains, making details of this dinosaur difficult to know for certain. Further Reading - … Read more
Andesaurus: Research Database Titanosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~100-94 MYA) · South America — Argentina (Cerro del Pueblo Formation) Research Note: Andesaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina — an important taxon for understanding titanosaur diversity and evolution in the Cretaceous of South America. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
Glishades: Research Database Saurolophinae (Hadrosauridae) · Late Cretaceous (~70–69 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Barun Goyot Formation) Research Note: Glishades was a saurolophine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — one of the later hadrosaurs before the K-Pg extinction. As a member of the Saurolophinae, it provides data on the diversity … Read more