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 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 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 Acantholipan is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous. Acantholipan is the first dinosaur of its kind discovered in Mexico. Further Reading - Paleodiversity of Late Cretaceous Ankylosauria from Mexico and their phylogenetic significance. - Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 137 (1): 83–93. - H�ctor Eduardo Rivera-Sylva, … Read more
In Depth Pedopenna is a genus of small maniraptoran dinosaur that lived in China during the end of the Mid Jurassic. Pedopenna is classed as a member of the Deinonychosauria, the group that incorporates later dromaeosaurs and troodonts, as well as the ancestors of birds. Pedopenna already displays some features that would be common in … Read more
In Depth Described from a partial skeleton, Seitaad is one of the few North American sauropodomorphs currently known. It is widely believed that the individual that is now the Seitaad holotype was buried in a landslide from a collapsing sand dune, and hence this is the inspiration for the genus name. Further Reading -A New … Read more
In Depth Daliansaurus is a genus of small troodontid dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. Many trrodontid dinosaurs are known to have been living in the same approximate time and location as Daliansaurus, but the describing paleontologists identified several features that differentiate this genus from others. Some of the clearer differences are … Read more
In Depth Choyrodon is a genus of hadrosaur that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new iguanodontian (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia”. PeerJ. 6. - Terry A. Gates, Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar, Lindsay E. Zanno, Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig, Mahito Watabe - 2018.
In Depth Named in 1890 from a partial hand and foot, Ornithomimus became the first known ornithomimid, which is why it is considered the type genus of the Ornithomimidae. The ornithomimds (also sometimes called ‘ostrich dinosaurs’) were small dinosaurs that usually ranged between three and four meters long, although some were slightly larger. During the … Read more
In Depth The name Koparion is based upon the comparison of the serrated teeth (currently the only known parts of this dinosaur) to ancient versions of scalpels. Despite the lack of overall remains, Koparion is widely regarded as being a troodontid and if this is correct, it would be one of the if not the … Read more