In Depth Pendraig is a genus of coelophysoid theropod dinosaur that lived in the British Isles during the late Triassic. Further reading - Pendraig milnerae, a new small-sized coelophysoid theropod from the Late Triassic of Wales. - Royal Society Open Science. 8 (10): Article ID 210915. - Stephan N. F. Spiekman, Mart�n D. Ezcurra, Richard … Read more
Khulsanurus: Research Database Pterosauria (Archosauromorpha) · Late Cretaceous (~80-75 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Barun Goyot Formation) Research Note: Khulsanurus was a pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — an important taxon for understanding pterosaur diversity and evolution in the latest Cretaceous of Asia. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … Read more
Llukalkan: Research Database Abelisauridae (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70-66 MYA) · South America — Argentina (Allen Formation) Research Note: Llukalkan was an abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina — a recently discovered abelisaurid and an important taxon for understanding abelisaurid diversity and evolution in the latest Cretaceous of South America. Research … Read more
Suzhousaurus: Research Database Therizinosauria (Maniraptora · Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~120–110 MYA) · Asia — China (Xinminbao Group, Gansu) Research Note: Suzhousaurus was a large therizinosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Gansu Province, China — one of the largest known therizinosaurians and an important taxon for understanding the evolutionary diversification of maniraptoran theropods … Read more
In Depth Enantiophoenix is genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in what is now Lebanon during the early part of the Late Cretaceous. Further Reading - Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships. - Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del … Read more
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.
Iberospinus: Research Database Theropoda (Dinosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~135–125 MYA) ·> Europe — Portugal (Lusitanian Basin) Research Note: Iberospinus was a theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal. As a European theropod, it provides important data on theropod diversity and evolution in the Early Cretaceous of Europe. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method … 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.
Riparovenator: Research Database Spinosauridae (Theropoda) · Early Cretaceous (~125 MYA) · Europe — England (Isle of Wight, Wessex Formation) Research Note: Riparovenator was a spinosaurid theropod from the Early Cretaceous of England — one of the few known spinosaurids from Europe and an important taxon for understanding spinosaurid evolution and biogeography in the Cretaceous … Read more