In Depth Fossils of Iberospinus were first discovered in 1999 and recovered over a period of a few years after. Initially thought to be further fossils of Baryonyx, they were later discovered to represent a new genus of spinosaurid dinosaur, leading to them being named as Iberospinus in 2022. While Iberospinus fossils show some development … Read more
In Depth Hamititan is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous. Further reading - The first dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Hami Pterosaur Fauna, China”. Scientific Reports. 11 (1): Article number 14962. - X Wang - K. L. Bandeira R. Qiu, S. Jiang, X. Cheng, Y. Ma & A. … Read more
In Depth Yamatosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in Japan during the late Cretaceous. Yamatosaurus is considered to be a more primitive form of hadrosaur, and the discovery of this dinosaur seems to portray a picture of more basal hadrosaur forms existing in East Asia all the way into the late Cretaceous, … Read more
In Depth Martinavis is a genus of enantiornithine bird which lived during the late Cretaceous. So far Martinavis is known from several species, and fossils discovered in France, Argentina as well potential remains in the USA. If all these fossils are valid, then at a genus level, Martinavis would have been one of the most … Read more
In Depth Ondogurvel is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - A new alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Gobi Desert, Mongolia. - Cretaceous Research. 135 - Alexander O. Averianov & Alexey V. Lopatin - 2022.
In Depth Elbretornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - Euenantiornithine birds from the Late Cretaceous of El Brete (Argentina). - Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 27:15-62. - C. A. Walker & G. J. Dyke - 2009.
In Depth Riparovenator is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in the British Isles during the early Cretaceous. Riparovenator was named alongside another spinosaurid dinosaur called Ceratosuchops. Further reading - New spinosaurids from the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, UK) and the European origins of Spinosauridae. - Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 19340 - Chris T. … Read more
In Depth The description of Napaisaurus was based upon partial remains that were considered to represent an iguanodontian dinosaur. If this is correct, then Napaisaurus would be the first of its kind discovered in China. Napaisaurus would have been a mostly quadrupedal dinosaur, maybe occasionally bipedal, that browsed upon plants. Further reading - First new … Read more
In Depth Fylax is a genus of hadrosauromorph dinosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - A primitive euhadrosaurian dinosaur from the uppermost Cretaceous of the Ager syncline (southern Pyrenees, Catalonia). - Geologie en Mijnbouw 78: 345–356. - M. L. Casanovas, X. P Pereda Suberbiola, J. V. Santaf� & D. … Read more
In Depth Wyleyia is a genus of very primitive bird that lived in England during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - Wyleyia: a new bird humerus from the Lower Cretaceous of England. Palaeontology 16(4):721-728. - C. J. O. Harrison & C. A. Walker - 1973.