In Depth At a glance the name Gigantspinosaurus gives the impression of an oversized gargantuan Spinosaurus, a particularly exciting but frightening prospect when you consider what that dinosaur was. In realty however Gigantspinosaurus actually a stegosaur, perhaps the farthest a dinosaur can get from being one of the spinosaurs. The name Gigantspinosaurus is actually a … Read more
In Depth Ngwevu is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in Africa during the Jurassic. Further Reading - Ngwevu intloko: a new early sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation of South Africa and comments on cranial ontogeny in Massospondylus carinatus. - PeerJ. 7: e7240. - Kimberley E. J. Chapelle, Paul M. Barrett, … Read more
In Depth A relative of the famous Tanystropheus, Raibliania was a long necked archosauromorph predator that lived in Europe during the late Triassic. Although expected to have a body form very much like Tanystropheus, Raibliania has displayed clear differences in the form of the caudal vertebrae as well as the tooth. While tanystropheids have in … Read more
In Depth Many people have considered Tendaguripterus to have fed upon fish because the sharp teeth point towards the mouth meaning that prey could not easily escape. Later studies have led to the proposition that Tendaguripterus may have actually preferred a shellfish diet. Further Reading Further reading- On a pterosaur jaw from the Upper Jurassic … Read more