In Depth First discovered in New Zealand in 1874, Taniwhasaurus was named after the Taniwha, kaitiaki of the sea that in Māori legend are protective beings associated with specific locations. As a mosasaur Taniwhasaurus was very similar to the famous Tylosaurus, so much so in fact that one Tylosaurus species, T. haumuriensis is now considered … Read more
Isisaurus: Research Database Titanosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70-66 MYA) · Asia — India (Lameta Formation) Research Note: Isisaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of India — an important taxon for understanding titanosaur evolution and biogeography in the Cretaceous of the Indian subcontinent. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation … Read more
Rapator: Research Database Theropoda (Dinosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~120-115 MYA) · Australia — Victoria (Dinosaur Cove) Research Note: Rapator was a theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Australia — a possible allosauroid and an important taxon for understanding theropod diversity in the Cretaceous of Australia. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact … Read more
Titanoboa: Research Database Boidae · Late Paleocene (~60-58 MYA) · Cerrejon Formation, Colombia Research Note: Titanoboa is known primarily from vertebral fossils from the Cerrejon Formation in Colombia. Direct peer-reviewed studies on Titanoboa specifically are limited. Findings below include the key verifiable paper plus informed inferences from studies of related boid snakes. Research Finding Status … Read more