In Depth Koshisaurus is a genus of primitive hadrosauroid dinosaur from the early Cretaceous of Japan. At the time of writing all known remains of Koshisaurus are partial as well as probably representing juvenile or sub adult individuals, both of which are factors that make it difficult to ascertain how big this dinosaur could grow. … Read more
In Depth Wulagasaurus is one of many hadrosaurs that have been found from the Amur River region. Although the genus is represented by a collection of scattered fossils in a bone bed, Wulagasaurus seems to have been a saurolophine hadrosaurid that was possibly related to Maiasaura and Bachylophosaurus. Wulagasaurus was not the only new hadrosaur … Read more
In Depth Although the holotype specimen of Gobivenator was missing major bones of the limbs, some vertebrae and the tip of the snout, it remains one of the most complete late Cretaceous troodontid dinosaurs known from late Cretaceous Asia. Two areas that have been important to note during the description are that the parietal bones … Read more
In Depth Khunnuchelys is a genus of turtle that seems to have been widespread across Asia during the Late Cretaeous. However, at the time of writing Khunnuchelys is only known from partial skull material. Further Reading - Khunnuchelys gen. nov., a new trionychid (Testudines: Trionychidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia and Uzbekistan. - … Read more
In Depth Shingopana is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived in Africa during the Cretaceous. Shingopana is a small genus of titanosaur and one thought to have been similar to the genus Aeolosaurus, though the femur of Shingopana is proportionately shorter than that seen in Aeolosaurus. Further Reading - The second titanosaurian (Dinosauria: … Read more
In Depth The dromaeosaurids are a very popular group of dinosaurs that all share a few common features. These include reasonably lightweight build, long stiff tails for balance, legs and pelvis adapted for very fast running and a large sickle shaped claw on the second toe of each foot. Balaur however is a dromaeosaur with … Read more
*Special note, since this page was uploaded, Predator X has finally been granted a binomial name, and is today recognised as a species of Pliosaurus, P. funkei. For more complete and up to date information regarding this genus of pliosaur, it is recommended that you also look up the main Pliosaurus page here. On an additional note, although this page … Read more
In Depth Kuttanacaiman was so named because the teeth of this crocodile seem to be best adapted for crunching through the shells of fresh water bivalve molluscs. These seem to have been a popular food source as two other caimans named Gnatusuchus and Caiman wannlangstoni are known from the exact same habitat and they also … Read more
In Depth In the early days of plesiosaur evolution back in the Jurassic, there were two main groups that were successful enough to become two of the main kinds of marine reptiles of the Mesozoic. These were long necked plesiosaurs such as Plesiosaurus and Cryptoclidus, and short necked pliosaurs (technically a sub group of plesiosaurs) … Read more
In Depth Himalayasaurus was named after the Himalaya Mountains where the holotype material was first discovered. The description of Himalayasaurus was based upon very incomplete post cranial remains and most interestingly teeth that were unlike any other Triassic aged ichthyosaur that had been seen at the time. These teeth were larger, more flattened and with … Read more