Qiupalong

In Depth        Although so far only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Qiupalong has been identified as a distinct ornithomimid genus on the basis of differences in the tibia from other known genera of this group.‭ ‬Further analysis has led the team that described Qiupalong to consider it to be similar to Struthiomimus altus and Ornithomimus edmontonicus,‭ … Read more

Ectenosaurus

In Depth        A not very well known genus of mosasaur,‭ ‬Ectenosaurus has still helped us to confirm that older ideas about how mosasaurs swam are simply wrong.‭ ‬Over a hundred years ago mosasaurs were thought to have been close relatives of snakes‭ (‬again an idea that is now seen as wrong‭)‬,‭ ‬and like them the … Read more

Riojasaurus

In Depth        Riojasaurus was and still often is credited as being related to Melanorosaurus,‭ ‬though detailed study of the two genera does turn up some key differences.‭ ‬These two genera are both significant in the development of the sauropodomorphs into the large sauropods common by the late Jurassic in that they are both large and … Read more

Kentisuchus

In Depth        Kentisuchus is a genus of crocodile known to have lived around Europe during the Eocene. Further Reading -‭ ‬Two new genera of Eocene crocodilians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬1727:1-4.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Mook‭ ‬-‭ ‬1955. -‭ ‬A new basal tomistomine‭ (‬Crocodylia,‭ ‬Crocodyloidea‭) ‬from Issel‭ (‬Middle Eocene‭; ‬France‭)‬:‭ ‬palaeobiogeography of basal tomistomines and palaeogeographic … Read more

Kaikaifilu

In Depth        Kaikaifilu is certainly an interesting genus of mosasaur.‭ ‬First it was one of the larger mosasaurs known to have been hunting in the waters of the Southern hemisphere.‭ ‬Also, the teeth of Kaikaifilu were heterodont,‭ ‬meaning that there were different forms of teeth within the mouth.‭ ‬This makes Kaikaifilu to be the only … Read more

Nesodactylus

In Depth        Nesodactylus was actually collected way back in 1918 by Barnum Brown, but it was not until the limestone blocks that the remains were in cased were dissolved in acid in 1966 that the remains became known. Not much can be said about the diet and lifestyle of Nesodactylus except that it was a … Read more

Revueltosaurus

In Depth        To begin with,‭ ‬one of the most interesting facts about Revueltosaurus is that the genus was first believed to have represented a very primitive orithischian‭ (‬bird-hipped‭) ‬dinosaur.‭ ‬This is because when Revueltosaurus was first discovered the genus was only described by teeth,‭ ‬and these were very similar to the ornithiscian dinosaurs of the … Read more

Procolophon

In Depth        Procolophon is the type genus of the Procolophonidae,‭ ‬a group of parareptiles that first appeared in the Permian period and survived until at least the late Triassic.‭ ‬Procolophonidae had a fairly squat body with short but powerful limbs.‭ ‬This form is widely believed to have been that of a burrowing lizard which either … Read more

Fusuisaurus

In Depth        Fusuisaurus is a genus of probable primitively formed macronarian sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading -‭ ‬A basal titanosauriform from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬80‭(‬4‭)‬:486-489.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Huang‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006. – New … Read more

Tengrisaurus

In Depth        Tengrisaurus is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in Russia during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new lithostrotian titanosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia,‭ ‬Russia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Biological Communications.‭ ‬62‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬6‭–‬18.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Averianov‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Skutschas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.