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In Depth Euskelosaurus may have been quite specialised for a sauropodomorph dinosaur since the shaft of the femur is physically twisted. This led in 1979 to a palaeontologist by the name of Heerden to suggest that Euskelosaurus might have been bow legged instead of just growing straight down like similar sauropodomorphs. The twisting of the … Read more
In Depth Asilisaurus were a kind of reptile that was very close to the evolutionary line that led to the development of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Although established upon very fragmentary fossil remains, the genus indicates a possible earlier development of dinosaurs back to the mid Triassic rather than the late Triassic. This also helps … Read more
In Depth Wuerhosaurus is currently the latest surviving known member of the stegosaur group. In being so, the temporal range of these kinds of dinosaurs has been significantly extended up to the middle Cretaceous, forty-five million years after their Jurassic heyday. Unfortunately Wuerhosaurus is only represented by partial remains, making accurate reconstruction of this stegosaurid … Read more
In Depth The problem with most dinosaur remains from the Cambridge Greensand is that they are incomplete representations of a living animal, and collections of fossils can often be the mixed up remains of more than one genus. In the past the genus of Anoplosaurus has been accused of being partially composed of ornithopod dinosaur … Read more
In Depth Brachypterygius initially started out as a species of Ichthyosaurus, I. extremus, but in 1922 palaeontologist Friedrich von Huene renamed the species as a distinct genus. This is actually a reflection of how the Ichthyosaurus genus was once used as a wastebasket taxon with almost any ichthyosaur remains being referred to it upon the … Read more
In Depth Dongbeititan is a genus of macronarian sauropod that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. As a macrocnarian, Dongbeititan would have been similar in form to genera such as Lusotitan, Janenshcia and Daanosaurus. Further Reading - Dongbeititan dongi, the first sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning Province, China. … Read more
In Depth Named in 2015, the description of Mosaiceratops has led to some interesting insights into our understanding of neoceratopsian dinosaurs. While the general appearance of the skull is similar to genera such as Liaoceratops and Aquilops, the premaxilla and maxilla of the skull, as well as teeth show a similarity to Psittacosaurus. One specific … Read more
In Depth An interesting fact about Ornitholestes is that since it was first discovered in July of 1900, it was the first theropod dinosaur to be discovered in the twentieth century. Since this time, Ornitholestes has been regularly depicted in books, art and even dinosaur documentaries such as the BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs. However, … Read more
In Depth Dinosuchus is a problematic genus of crocodile as currently the only fossil attributed to the genus is a vertebra. A second species was once named as D. neivensis upon the basis of a partial mandible, but this fossil was moved to Brachygnathosuchus before finally being referred to the giant Purussaurus. Very special care … Read more
In Depth Ledumahadi is a lessemsaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the early Jurassic. As a member of the Lessemsauridae, Ledumahadi would have been similar to other lessemsaurid genera such as Antetonitrus, Lessemsaurus and Ingentia. Like these genera, Ledumahadi was not so much long, but very stocky, with especially well built forelimbs. … Read more