In Depth Originally thought to be a cynodont, Lycorhinus was not realised to be a dinosaur until 1962 when Alfred Walter Crompton studied the holotype. Many remains have been attributed Lycorhinus in the past, but most of these have now been moved to other species of different genera, two examples being UCL A100 and UCL … Read more
Manidens: Research Database Heterodontosauridae (Ornithischia) · Middle Jurassic (~168 MYA) · South America — Argentina (Cañadón del Toropí Formation) Research Note: Manidens was a heterodontosaurid from the Middle Jurassic of Argentina. As a South American heterodontosaurid, it provides important data on the global distribution of early ornithischian dinosaurs. Research Finding Status Grade Year … Read more
Heterodontosaurus: Research Database Heterodontosauridae (Ornithischia) · Early Jurassic (~200-190 MYA) · Africa — South Africa (Karoo Basin) Research Note: Heterodontosaurus was a heterodontosaurid ornithischian from the Early Jurassic of South Africa — famous for its mammal-like teeth and an important taxon for understanding ornithischian evolution in the Early Jurassic. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
Echinodon: Research Database Pterodactyloidea (Pterosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~140 MYA) · Europe — England (Purbeck Limestone) Research Note: Echinodon was a pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of England — one of the earliest known pterodactyloids and an important taxon for understanding pterosaur evolution in the Cretaceous of Europe. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more
In Depth When the description of Pegomastax was first publically released news headlines of ‘Dracula dinosaur’ and ‘Fanged vampire parrot’ soon flooded the internet. Pegomastax however seems to be one of the heterodontosaurid dinosaurs, and although some palaeontologists have speculated that these kinds of dinosaurs used their teeth to eat small prey like lizards and … Read more
Fruitadens: Research Database Reptilia (Ornithischia: Heterodontosauridae) · Late Jurassic (~150 MYA) · North America — USA (Colorado) Research Note: Fruitadens was a small heterodontosaurid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of Colorado, USA — one of the smallest known ornithischian dinosaurs, providing important data on body size evolution and ecological diversity in the Jurassic. … Read more
Abrictosaurus: Research Database Heterodontosauridae (Ornithischia) · Early Jurassic (~200–190 MYA) · Africa — Lesotho (Elliot Formation) Research Note: Abrictosaurus was a heterodontosaurid ornithischian from the Early Jurassic of Lesotho, southern Africa. As one of the earliest known ornithischian dinosaurs, it provides critical data on the early diversification of this major dinosaur group. Research … Read more