Protathlitis: Research Database Spinosauridae (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~130-125 MYA) · Europe — Spain (Villar del Arzobispo Formation) Research Note: Protathlitis was a spinosaurid theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Spain — a new spinosaurid and an important taxon for understanding spinosaurid evolution in Europe. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact … Read more
In Depth Dzharaonyx is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - New material and diagnosis of a new taxon of alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5): e2036174. - Alexander O.Averianov & Hans-Dieter Sues - … Read more
Pengornis: Research Database Enantiornithes (Aves) · Early Cretaceous (~125-120 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning, Jiufotang Formation) Research Note: Pengornis was an enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China — one of the largest known enantiornithines and an important taxon for understanding early avian evolution in the Jehol Biota. Research Finding … Read more
In Depth Kuru is a genus of velociraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - A New Dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Khulsan, Central Mongolia. American Museum Novitates. 2021 (3982): 1–47. - James G. Napoli, Alexander A. Ruebenstahl, Bhart-anjan S. Bhullar, Alan H. Turner, & Mark A. Norell1 - 2021.
Ceratosuchops: Research Database Tyrannosauroidea (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~140–125 MYA) · Europe — England (Wessex Formation, Isle of Wight) Research Note: Ceratosuchops was a tyrannosauroid theropod from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. Its discovery alongside Deterrensaurus demonstrates that the tyrannosauroid body plan — previously thought to have been … Read more
In Depth Fossils of this dinosaur were actually first mentioned in a scientific paper published in 2008, but it would not be until 2022 that they were formally described as a distinct genus. Paralitherizinosaurus is a genus of therizinosaurid dinosaur that lived in South East Asia during the late Cretaceous. Although established upon the description … Read more
In Depth Ypupiara is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - A new Unenlagiinae (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. - Papers in Palaeontology vol 7, issue 4. - Arthur S. Brum, Rodrigo V. P�gas, Kamila L. N. Bandeira, Lucy G. Souza, Diogenes … Read more
In Depth Protopteryx is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous. An interesting note about Protopteryx is that it is among the most primitive enantiornithine birds known to live in the early Cretaceous. Protopteryx was very small, only about ten centimetres from head to tail (excluding the feathers). Protopteryx … Read more
In Depth First described in 2021, Vectiraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in what is now England during the early Cretaceous. Although only described from a very few bones, analysis of these have yielded the conclusion that Vectiraptor was probably a member of the Eudromaeosauria sub group of the Dromaeosauridae. We would … Read more
Papiliovenator: Research Database Troodontidae (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~130-120 MYA) · Asia — China (Liaoning, Yixian Formation) Research Note: Papiliovenator was a troodontid theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China — a recently described troodontid and an important taxon for understanding troodontid diversity and the dinosaur-bird transition in the Early Cretaceous of Asia. … Read more