In Depth Kuszholia is a genus of primitive bird that lived in Uzbekistan during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading – Record of the Localities of Mesozoic and Paleogene with Avian Remains in the USSR, and the description of New Findings. Russian Journal of Ornithology, 1: 7-50. - L. A. Nesov - 1992.
In Depth Fossils of Iberospinus were first discovered in 1999 and recovered over a period of a few years after. Initially thought to be further fossils of Baryonyx, they were later discovered to represent a new genus of spinosaurid dinosaur, leading to them being named as Iberospinus in 2022. While Iberospinus fossils show some development … Read more
In Depth Martinavis is a genus of enantiornithine bird which lived during the late Cretaceous. So far Martinavis is known from several species, and fossils discovered in France, Argentina as well potential remains in the USA. If all these fossils are valid, then at a genus level, Martinavis would have been one of the most … Read more
In Depth Ondogurvel is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - A new alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Gobi Desert, Mongolia. - Cretaceous Research. 135 - Alexander O. Averianov & Alexey V. Lopatin - 2022.
In Depth Riparovenator is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in the British Isles during the early Cretaceous. Riparovenator was named alongside another spinosaurid dinosaur called Ceratosuchops. Further reading - New spinosaurids from the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, UK) and the European origins of Spinosauridae. - Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 19340 - Chris T. … Read more
In Depth Wyleyia is a genus of very primitive bird that lived in England during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - Wyleyia: a new bird humerus from the Lower Cretaceous of England. Palaeontology 16(4):721-728. - C. J. O. Harrison & C. A. Walker - 1973.
In Depth Ibirania is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. While South America is known to have at times been home to some truly giant titanosaurs, Ibirania is at the extreme polar opposite of the size scale. Though incomplete, reconstructions of the holotype individual suggest Ibirania was … Read more
In Depth Silutitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in South-East Asia during the early Cretaceous. Further reading - The first dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Hami Pterosaur Fauna, China -. Scientific Reports. 11 (1). - Xiaolin Wang, Kamila L. N. Bandeira, Rui Qiu. Shunxing Jiang. Xin Cheng, Yingxia Ma & Alexander W. … Read more
In Depth Shanweiniao is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous. When the genus was described in 2010, Shanweiniao was the only known enantiornithine which had a wing structure that was capable of generating lift. The name Shanweiniao means ‘fan tailed bird’, a reference to the structure of the … Read more
In Depth Ulughbegsaurus is a genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Central Asia during the early stages of the Late Cretaceous, specifically the Turonian period. The carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaurs were apex predators that rose to prominence during the early Cretaceous, however there is plenty of fossil evidence to show that as a group … Read more