In Depth Although known from very well preserved remains, there is still quite a bit of mystery surrounding Limusaurus. Study of the bones has revealed that it is a member of the Ceratosauria (the first one known from Asia), a group of theropods defined by the type genus Ceratosaurus. However the one specimen where the … Read more
In Depth Deltadromeus was a mid-sized theropod that lived in North Africa, but while the time period it is known from places it in the late (or alternatively upper) Cretaceous, it actually roughly lived during the middle of this period. The skull of this dinosaur is so far unknown but the recovered post cranial remains … Read more
In Depth Ceratosaurus has been known to science since towards the end of the nineteenth century, and thanks to its head ornamentation, has long been one of the most popular. Early on, Othniel Charles Marsh considered the blade like nasal horn to have been a weapon against other dinosaurs, but this is no longer considered … Read more
In Depth Known from the late Cretaceous period of Europe, Betasuchus was originally known as a species of Megalosaurus, the first genus of dinosaur, and theropod to be named which saw it being treated as a ‘wastebasket’ for all future theropod remains until more in depth study into dinosaurs began to be conducted. This classification … Read more
In Depth Genyodectes was first named in 1901 by A. S. Woodward who described it upon the basis of partial premaxilla and maxilla bones as well as a dentary. Because of the lack of other fossils the genus languished in relative obscurity for over a hundred years, with occasional references citing Genyodectes as a nomen … Read more
In Depth Despite its appearance in dinosaur documentaries like Dinosaur Planet, not much is known about Tarascosaurus. The type material is very incomplete but has still seen this dinosaur tentatively placed within the Abelisauridae. Aside from Betasuchus, Tarascosaurus is the only representative of this group of theropod dinosaurs which were previously considered to be present … Read more
In Depth At the time of the genus naming in 2018, Italy was not particularly well known for dinosaur discoveries, the only other theropod being Scipionyx, named in 1998. So when it was announced that a new, much larger theropod dinosaur had been discovered, you can imagine the news headlines. Named Saltriovenator. this new dinosaur … Read more