In Depth Named from a skull and seven neck vertebrae, Sarmientosaurus is a genus of titanosaur that lived in South America during the early stages of the Late Cretaceous. Sarmientosaurus is noted for having eyes sockets that were proportionately larger than in other titanosaurs. Studies of the inner ear area also show that held was … Read more
In Depth Although the genus name means crocodile, Walgettosuchus was actually a theropod dinosaur, although the single opalised vertebrae that it is known from has been criticised as not being diagnostic enough to establish a specific genus. As such Walgettosuchus is generally regarded as being what is called a nomen dubium, a genus that cannot … Read more
In Depth Originally named as a species of Camptosaurus, Uteodon was a fairly primitive iguanodont dinosaur that lived in what is now Utah during the late Jurassic. As an iguanodont, Uteodon would have been a primarily quadrupedal plant eater, though it may have still reared up on its hind legs to reach higher vegetation. Possible … Read more
In Depth Kelumapusaura is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. The establishment of Kelumapusaura was born out of the discovery of a bone bed of at least several individuals. Further reading - A new hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of northern Patagonia and the radiation … Read more
Discovery and classification history of Saurophaganax Saurophaganax has a complicated taxonomic history due to the fact that it is still only known from very partial remains, some of which bear a strong resemblance to the smaller but more common Allosaurus. This history dates back to the discovery of the first material over 1931 and … Read more
In Depth Kunmingosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Jurassic. Further Reading - The reptilian fauna of the Jurassic in China, by Zhao. - In, The Jurassic System of China, Wang, Cheng & Wang - 1985.
In Depth A relative of Traversodon, Theropsodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in Tanzania during the Triassic. Further Reading - Die Theriodontier des ostafrikanischen Ruhuhu-Gebietes in der T�binger Sammlung. - Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie 92: 47–136. - Friedrich von Huene - 1950.
In Depth The description of the ceratopsian dinosaur Udanoceratops is based upon the discovery of an almost complete sixty centimetre long skull. This in turn led to size estimates for the missing body leading all the way up to four meters long; however it would be interesting to see how Udanoceratops compares to other later … Read more
In Depth Spiclypeus is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - Spiclypeus shipporum gen. et sp. nov., a boldly audacious new chasmosaurine ceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Judith River Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Campanian) of Montana, USA. - PLoS ONE 11(5). - J. C. Mallon, C. … Read more
In Depth Fossil teeth of Igdamanosaurus were originally described as a species of the mosasaur Globidens by Zdansky in 1935, a later study of a partial jaw from Niger by Lingham-Soliar in 1991 saw the remains raised to the status of a distinct genus. Additionally Igdamanosaurus is now classed within the Plioplatecarpinae due to the … Read more