Yinlong

yinlong

In Depth        A very interesting find,‭ ‬Yinlong represents the earliest identifiable ceratopsian dinosaur.‭ ‬Despite its small size and bipedal stance,‭ ‬the descendants of Yinlong would evolve into the huge quadrupedal herbivores like Triceratops that lived at the end of the Cretaceous.        Study of the skull has revealed a small rostral bone,‭ ‬or more commonly called‭ … Read more

Asiaceratops

In Depth        Very little‭ ‬is known about Asiaceratops because the currently known fossils of this dinosaur are so fragmentary that some researchers have even questioned the validity of the genus. Further Reading -‭ [‬Mesozoic ceratopsian dinosaurs and crocodiles of central Asia‭]‬.‭ ‬In:‭ ‬Bogdanova and Khozatskii‭ (‬eds.‭)‬,‭ ‬Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Modern Palaeontology pp‭ ‬144-154.‭ … Read more