In Depth Yulong was a Late Cretaceous oviraptosaur, and one that was positively tiny, especially when compared to the very large oviraptosaur genera like Gigantoraptor. Unfortunately, the exact age of the Qiupa Formation is currently unknown at the time of writing, but we can say that Yulong probably lived in the same ecosystems as other … Read more
In Depth Qianzhousaurus is a genus of medium sized tyrannosaurid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous, and at the time of its description, unlike any other tyrannosaur previously seen. Some Asian tyrannosaur genera such as Alioramus have been noted for having gracile builds and proportionately slightly longer snouts than their larger cousins … Read more
In Depth Without doubt, Turiasaurus is one of the largest sauropod dinosaurs to ever roam the European continent. Early estimates of Turiasaurus place the potential length of this dinosaur beyond thirty-five meters, though most now consider Turiasaurus to have been around thirty meters long, but still establishing Turiasaurus as one of the biggest. Despite being … Read more
In Depth Initially described from a tibia (one of the lower leg bones), a second discovery in 2007 revealed much more of the skeleton of Condorraptor, allowing for a clearer picture of Condorraptor to come to light. Condorraptor was a mid-sized theropod that may have been similar to the famous Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur genus … Read more
In Depth Gobipteryx is a genus of enantiornithine that lived in Mongolia during the late Cretaceous. Studies of Gobipteryx show that Gobipteryx would have been capable of flight soon after hatching out from the egg. This would have given Gobipteryx a significant survival advantage in a world heavily populated by small theropod dinosaurs. Studies of … Read more
In Depth Further Reading - Galveosaurus herreroi, a new sauropod dinosaur from Villar del Arzobispo Formation (Tithonian-Berriasian) of Spain. - Zootaxa 1034: 1–20. - B�rbara S�nchez-Hern�ndez - 2005. - Un nuevo dinosaurio saur�podo, Galvesaurus herreroi gen. nov., sp. nov., del tr�nsito Jur�sico-Cret�cico en Galve (Teruel, NE de Espa�a). - Naturaleza Aragonesa 15: 4-17. - J. … Read more
In Depth Fossils of Xinjiangovenator were once attributed to the genus Phaedrolosaurus, however Phaedrolosaurus was originally described from a single tooth with additional lower limb bones referred to the genus upon the basis that they were found near the tooth within the same fossil bearing formation. In 2005 Rauhut and Xu separated these remains from … Read more