Palaeospondylus: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Palaeospondylus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Hirasawa Oisi Kuratani 2016: Palaeospondylus and related taxa Zoological Letters Confirmed B 2016 Fossil Hirasawa Oisi Kuratani, … Read more
In Depth Wuttagoonaspis was a fairly small arthodire placoderm that swam in the water systems of what would become Australia back in the Devonian period. Further Reading - Wuttagoonaspis gen. nov., an unusual arthrodire from the Devonian of Western New South Wales, Australia, A. Ritchie - 1973.
Quetzalcoatlus: Research Database Azhdarchidae · Late Cretaceous (~70-66 MYA) · Javelina Formation, Texas, USA Research Note: Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known flying animal, known from a few specimens from the Javelina Formation in Texas. The genus was formally described by Lawson in 1975, with the giant Q. northropi being the type species. Research Finding Status … Read more
Hyneria: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Hyneria was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Daeschler Downs 2018: Hyneria and related taxa Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Confirmed B 2018 Fossil Daeschler Downs, … Read more
Eusthenopteron: Research Database Sarcopterygii · Late Devonian (~385 MYA) · North America, Europe Research Note: Eusthenopteron was a lobe-finned fish from the Late Devonian — a critical species for understanding the evolutionary transition from fish to tetrapods and the origin of land vertebrates. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Yamamoto & … Read more