Levnesovia

In Depth        Levnesovia is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in Uzbekistan during the early part of the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Hadrosauroids were the descendants of the iguanodonts that were common in the late Jurassic/earliest Cretaceous,‭ ‬and the precursors of the hadrosaurids that were common during the final ten-fifteen million years of the Cretaceous. Further … Read more

Emausaurus

In Depth        Emausaurus is a primitive genus of thyreophoran dinosaur that lived in Europe during the early Jurassic.‭ ‬Emausaurus was first described by a description of the skull,‭ ‬though osteoderms‭ (‬bony plates that were in the skin‭) ‬are also known.‭ ‬Emausaurus seems to have been a small to mid-sized dinosaur that would have relied upon … Read more

Brontosaurus

brontosaurus

In Depth The turbulent history of Brontosaurus        For well over one hundred years there was a great question asked amongst dinosaur enthusiasts‭; ‬is Brontosaurus actually Apatosaurus‭?‬ Well this all began in a period of American paleontological history dubbed the‭ ‘‬bone wars‭’‬,‭ ‬a fierce rivalry between two men named Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh.‭ … Read more

Thanatotheristes

thanatotheristes

In Depth        At the time of the genus description,‭ ‬Thanatotheristes is known only from very partially preserved skull and jaw bones.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬these‭ ‬bones show that Thanatotheristes was a large tyrannosaur,‭ ‬and one with a close similarity to Daspletosaurus.‭ ‬The discovery of Thanatotheristes has also added further evidence that the tyrannosaurs of Laramidia‭ (‬the land … Read more

Eousdryosaurus

In Depth        Eousdryosaurus is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived in Portugal during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬The name Eousdryosaurus means‭ ‘‬eastern Dryosaurus‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to how Eousdryosaurus is similar to the genus Dryosaurus,‭ ‬but globally lived further to the east,‭ ‬Eousdryosaurus in Portugal,‭ ‬and Dryosaurus in North America. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new … Read more

Crichtonsaurus

In Depth        Crichtonsaurus seems to have been a fairly small genus of ankylosaur that lived in China during the earlier stages of the Late Cretaceous period.‭ ‬As an ankylosaur Crichtonsaurus would have been a squat quadrupedal dinosaur that browsed upon low growing plants.        At the time of writing two species of Crichtonsaurus have been identified … Read more

Ojoceratops

In Depth        Fossils sitting in a museum and sometimes thought to belong to one kind of ceratopsian dinosaur are sometimes found to actually represent another upon later examination.‭ ‬This is how others such as Mojoceratops and Spinops were discovered,‭ ‬and is also how Ojoceratops was discovered.‭ ‬Ojoceratops was classed as Torosaurus,‭ ‬but‭ ‬is thought to … Read more

Sarmientosaurus

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

Walgettosuchus

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

Uteodon

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