Yuxisaurus

In Depth        Yuxisaurus is a genus of armoured dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Jurassic.‭ ‬Quadrupedal and a browser of low growing vegetation,‭ ‬Yuxisaurusis considered to‭ ‬be a basal member of the thyreophoran dinosaurs. Further reading -‭ ‬A new early-branching armoured thyreophoran dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬bioRxiv:‭ ‬1‭–‬43.‭ ‬-‭ … Read more

Jakapil

In Depth        Jakapil is an interesting little dinosaur as it may represent not only a basal thyreophoran dinosaur,‭ ‬but possibly also for the time of its description,‭ ‬an unknown kind.‭ ‬Unfortunately the remains of the holotype individual are largely incomplete,‭ ‬but they do at least give us a tantalising glimpse at the jaw structure,‭ ‬general … Read more