In Depth Quinkana was one of the last surviving terrestrial crocodiles, and disappears from the fossil records as recently as forty thousand years ago. This disappearance also coincides with the disappearance of many of the large mammals from Australia and is thought to be a result of the first humans arriving on the continent. Even … Read more
Nemicolopterus: Research Database Pterodactyloidea (Pterosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~120 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning) Research Note: Nemicolopterus was a small pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. As one of the smallest known pterosaurs, it provides important data on pterosaur growth, ecology, and the evolution of small body size … Read more
Zhenyuanopterus: Research Database Pterodactylidae (Pterosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~122 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning) Research Note: Zhenyuanopterus was a pterodactylid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. As a large pterosaur with a wingspan of several meters, it provides important data on pterodactylid diversity and ecology in the Cretaceous of … Read more
Isisfordia: Research Database Mesozoic · Fossil Record Research Note: Isisfordia was a significant fossil species providing important data on vertebrate evolution. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Hart 2020: Isisfordia and crocodyliform diversity in the Cretaceous PeerJ Confirmed A 2020 Fossil Hart, PeerJ Diversity Larsson & Gado 2000: New data on … Read more
Xianglong: Research Database Squamata (Reptilia) · Early Cretaceous (~125-120 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning, Yixian Formation) Research Note: Xianglong was a lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China — an important taxon for understanding squamate evolution and diversity in the Cretaceous of Asia, with excellent preservation in the Jehol Biota. Research … Read more