Eousdryosaurus

In Depth        Eousdryosaurus is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived in Portugal during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬The name Eousdryosaurus means‭ ‘‬eastern Dryosaurus‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to how Eousdryosaurus is similar to the genus Dryosaurus,‭ ‬but globally lived further to the east,‭ ‬Eousdryosaurus in Portugal,‭ ‬and Dryosaurus in North America. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new … Read more

Callovosaurus

In Depth        The holotype specimen of Callovosaurus,‭ ‬an almost complete femur,‭ ‬was first described as a species of Camptosaurus all the way back in‭ ‬1889‭ ‬by Richard Lydekker.‭ ‬By‭ ‬1909‭ ‬doubts were already being cast as to whether or not this bone actually came from an iguanodontid dinosaur.‭ ‬In‭ ‬1980‭ ‬Peter M.‭ ‬Galton took this … Read more

Kangnasaurus

In Depth        Since its naming in‭ ‬1915,‭ ‬the Kangnasaurus genus of dinosaur has often been treated as dubious,‭ ‬mostly because the holotype of this dinosaur is actually a tooth.‭ ‬Other hind limb remains were also attributed to the genus however,‭ ‬and these remains do actually seem to be distinct enough for some to consider Kangnasaurus … Read more

Valdosaurus

In Depth        The Valdosaurus holotype fossils of two thigh bones‭ (‬femurs‭) ‬were first recovered in‭ ‬1848‭ ‬but thought to represent Iguanodon,‭ ‬and‭ ‬eventually being thought to be fossils of Hypsilophodon.‭ ‬Skip forward over a hundred years later and palaeontologist Peter M.‭ ‬Galton used the two thigh bones to establish a new species of Dryosaurus,‭ ‬D.‭ … Read more