In Depth Overoraptor is a genus of paravian theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana. - The Science of Nature. 107 (3): Article number 24. - Mat�as J. Motta, Federico L. … Read more
In Depth As of the time of writing dinosaur genera are not particularly well known from Thailand, even though there does seem to be substantial fossil deposits in certain areas of the country. From here we have the discovery of Kinnareemimus, significant in that it may be one of and possibly the oldest ornithomimosaur discovered. … Read more
In Depth Notatesseraeraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in Europe during the late Triassic. Notatesseraeraptor has had several parts described in three Master’s thesis, but was not formally named as a distinct genus until 2019. Further Reading - The Axial and Appendicular Morphology of the First Theropod Skeleton (Saurischia, Dinosauria) of Switzerland … Read more
In Depth Shri is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. The holotype specimen of Shri was originally thought to belong to the Velociraptor genus, but later study has revealed that the fourth trochanter (a bulbous bone growth near the hip joint of the femur that served as a … Read more
In Depth Notocolossus seems to be yet another genus of giant titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from South America, a continent that is now famous for the presence of such dinosaurs. The full length of Notocolossus is still speculative, but with an upper arm bone measuring 1.76 meters in length, it is fairly safe to say that … Read more
In Depth Fossils of Citipes were first described in 1933, but as a species of Ornithomimus. After this they subsequently moved into the Elmisaurus and Leptorhynchos genera respectively, before finally being described as a distinct genus in 2020. Citipes is a genus of oviraptosaur dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. Further … Read more
In Depth With a name that translates to English as ‘Monstrous murderer’, Teratophoneus has arguably one of the most apt names of any dinosaur, although the remains suggest that it was smaller than many of the other tyrannosaurids. The species name, T.curriei, is in honour of palaeontologist Philip J. Currie. Teratophoneus was a very interesting … Read more
In Depth The holotype fossils of Antetonitrus were originally found in 1981, but were thought to be further fossils of the genus Euskelosaurus. It was not until over two decades later that they would be correctly described as a distinct genus. Antetonitrus is a very interesting sauropod dinosaur, as while it was quadrupedal (walked on … Read more
In Depth In 1876 Richard Owen named a new species of Poekilopleuron called P. pusillus. In 1879 this species was adjusted to P. minor by Edward Drinker Cope. Then in 1887 Harry Govier Seeley renamed this species as a new distinct genus, Aristosuchus. However, despite the name ‘suchus’ which is Ancient Greek for crocodile, this … Read more
In Depth Daemonosaurus has a distinguished skull that is unlike any other dinosaur currently known from the time. The upper teeth are mounted in a short snout and protrude forwards from the tip. This is mirrored in the lower jaw and was the inspiration for the type species name D. chauliodus that loosely translated means … Read more