In Depth Albadraco is a genus of azdarchid pterosaur that lived in Europe during the late Cretaceous. At the time of the description, Albadraco is mainly described from the tips of the jaws which seem to have been from a subadult. Additionally, a cervical vertebra found nearby the jaws tips, also from an azdarchid pterosaur, … Read more
In Depth Alocodon is considered to be highly dubious genus of dinosaur since its description is based upon only teeth. In the past the teeth of Alocodon have been interpreted as being both a hypsilophodontid and a thyreophoran, two very different kinds of ornithischian dinosaurs. This is why the genus is considered a nomen dubium, … Read more
In Depth Banksiops is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in Australia during the Triassic. Further Reading - Lower Triassic Temnospondyli of Tasmania. - The Geological Society of America, Special Paper 149:1-134. - J. W. Cosgriff - 1974. - Banksiops, a replacement name for Banksia townrowi (Amphibia, Temnospondyli). - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20: … Read more
In Depth Mistralazhdarcho is a genus of azdarchid pterosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Cretaceous. Because the remains of the holotype individual are both incomplete and of an immature individual, the full size of Mistralazhdarcho is unknown at the time of writing. Comparison to the remains of other azdarchid pterosaur genera however … Read more
In Depth Despite its massive size and teeth, the overall body of Anteosaurus was quite weak, leading to the suggestion that Anteosaurus was at least semi aquatic in its hunting like a crocodile. This means that Anteosaurus was likely an ambush hunter waiting for its prey to come towards it before attacking with overwhelming strength … Read more
In Depth Lambeosaurus the dinosaur Lambeosaurus is one of the hadrosaurs that is frequently depicted in dinosaur books and toys, and study of this genus is required learning for anyone who wishes to know more about the hadrosaurs in general. Lambeosaurus is best known from Canada and upper Montana USA, although other attributed fossils in … Read more
In Depth Ogresuchus is a genus of sebecosuchian crocodile and a very important one; Ogresuchus is the first known of its kind discovered in a Mesozoic aged deposit, in this instance the very latest stage of the Cretaceous. This clearly indicates that the Sebecosuchians clearly had their origins in the Mesozoic, though not coming to … Read more
In Depth Although two species have been named for this genus of sauropod dinosaur, they have both been established upon the description of teeth. For this reason Asiatosaurus is usually treated as a highly dubious genus of sauropod. Further Reading - Sauropoda and Theropoda from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 128:1-7. - … Read more
In Depth First and most famous member of the plesiosaur group, Plesiosaurus caused a stir upon its discovery as nothing like it was previously known. Unfortunately Plesiosaurus suffered from the wastebasket taxon effect as any set of remains remotely similar to it ended up being assigned to the genus without much further thought (a method … Read more
In Depth Rewaconodon is a little known genus of mammal that lived in Indian during the late Triassic, and possibly also North America. Further Reading - A late Triassic dromatheriid (Synapsida: Cynodontia) from India. - Annals of Carnegie Museum 73(2):72-84. - P. M. Datta, D. P. Das, & Z.-X. Luo - 2004. – New cynodonts … Read more