Sinotyrannus

In Depth        Although Sinotyrannus has been described from very incomplete material,‭ ‬the palaeontologists who described this dinosaur have managed to conclude that it is a close relative of the primitive tyrannosaurs.‭ ‬Additionally they have also compared the remains to similar dinosaurs and come up with a rough length estimate of up to ten meters long … Read more

Anhuilong

In Depth        Anhuilong is a genus of mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the mid Jurassic.‭ Further Reading -‭ ‬The second mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Eastern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology:‭ ‬An International Journal of Paleobiology‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xin-Xin Ren,‭ ‬Jian-Dong Huang‭ & ‬Hai-Lu You‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Diluvicursor

In Depth        Diluvicursor is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now Australia during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Description of the genus was based upon a mostly complete tail and lower leg bones that were preserved flat on a‭ ‬slab of rock.‭ ‬These have been identified to have come from a juvenile … Read more

Orthogoniosaurus

In Depth        The first genus of theropod dinosaur to ever be named from India’s Lameta Formation,‭ ‬Orthogoniosaurus has often been considered to be a senior synonym for other theropod genera that were later discovered.‭ ‬However the holotype of Orthogoniosaurus is only a tooth,‭ ‬and because of this no other fossil remains have been attributed to … Read more

Maiasaura

maiasaura

In Depth        At up to nine meters long Maiasaura was not amongst the largest known hadrosaurid dinosaurs,‭ ‬though it still tipped the scale to be considered big for its kind.‭ ‬Like with its hadrosaurid relatives,‭ ‬Maiasaura is thought to have been a primarily bipedal dinosaur,‭ ‬though one that was at least capable of balancing if … Read more

Telmatosaurus

In Depth        Telmatosaurus was originally named as Limnosaurus transsylvanicus,‭ ‬however after this naming in transpired that the genus name Limnosaurus had already been used by the American palaeontologist Othniel Charles Marsh to name a crocodile‭ (‬later it would actually be declared a synonym of Pristichampsus‭)‬.‭ ‬The original name came about from the popular idea of … Read more

Xenoceratops

In Depth        Described from remains that were recovered from a bone bed,‭ ‬Xenoceratops was labelled by some writers as the ancestor to the world famous Triceratops.‭ ‬In actuality however Xenoceratops is considered to be a member of the centrosaurinae,‭ ‬one of the two main groups of ceratopsian dinosaurs that include the small frilled but large/many … Read more

Archaeornithoides

In Depth        Archaeornithoides has proven to be a problematic genus since it has been very difficult to ascertain exactly what it was.‭ ‬Only known from partial paired maxilla and dentaries,‭ ‬Archaeornithoides was first considered to be a primitive bird because of what were considered distinct bird-like features.‭ ‬Later discoveries however proved that these distinct bird … Read more

Spinostropheus

In Depth        Originally named as Elaphrosaurus gautieri in‭ ‬1960,‭ ‬a‭ ‬2004‭ ‬analysis of the remains by P.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Sereno,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Wilson and J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Conrad concluded that they belonged to a different genus of dinosaur.‭ ‬Hence forth this fossil material now goes by the name of Spinostropheus based upon the shape of the vertebrae,‭ … Read more

Goyocephale

In Depth        Goyocephale was a mid-sized genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that is known to have lived in what is now Mongolia during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Goyocephale is noted for having a flat skull as opposed to a more ornate dome which is characteristic of other genera such as Pachycephalosaurus and Prenocephale.‭ ‬This could indicate that the … Read more