In Depth Parksosaurus was first described by William Parks as a species of Thescelosaurus in 1926, but in 1937 Charles M. Sternberg reclassified it as a distinct genus. Sternberg chose the name Parksosaurus which means Park’s lizard in recognition of the initial work done by William Parks. Parksosaurus and Thescelosaurus together are proof that even … Read more
In Depth The full type species name for this dinosaur is Lepidus praecisio which means ‘fascinating fragment’. This is because while not many fossils of this dinosaur are known, we can observe that the astragalus (talos) and calcaneum are fused into one, which is a trait of neotheropod dinosaurs. At the same time however, the … Read more
In Depth Before this genus was named, Koreanosaurus was the informal name given to a theropod dinosaur, though because no formal description for these theropod fossils was published, the name Koreanosaurus was still available. Henceforth, Koreanosaurus is now a valid genus of ornithopod dinosaur. Koreanosaurus is a possible relative of the genera Orodromeus, Oryctodromeus and … Read more
In Depth Juravenator was a small predatory dinosaur active in the late Jurassic of Europe. It appears to have been a fleet footed hunter that specialised in either invertebrates or small vertebrates like lizards. The scleral rings of Juravenator show similarities with nocturnal birds strongly suggesting that Juravenator was most active at night. The holotype … Read more
In Depth In terms of paleontological study, Hadrosaurus was a genus of firsts. One of the things that the genus is famous for is that it was the first dinosaur to have a skeleton mounted for public display. Earlier reconstructions such as the now outdated dinosaurs of Crystal Park in England are brick and concrete … Read more
In Depth Xingxiulong is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in China during the early Jurassic. The robust nature of the fossils bones strongly suggest that Xingxiulong would have been heavily built in life, though likely still would have been bipedal. Further Reading - A new basal sauropodiform dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of … Read more
In Depth Jinbeisaurus is a genus of tyrannosaur that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous, and is the first dinosaur of its kind discovered in Shanxi Province. Fossils of Jinbeisaurus are very partially preserved meaning it is hard to be certain about too much detail about this dinosaur. The size of the fossils of … Read more
In Depth Hadrosaurs have a long association with North America, but they are known from other areas like Asia where they are usually represented by incomplete remains. Olorotitan however was almost complete and became widespread through palaeontology circles as the most complete lambeosaurine hadrosaurid outside of North America. With eighteen vertebrae Olorotitan is also remarkable … Read more
In Depth Ohmdenosaurus is a little known genus of sauropod, and perhaps not surprisingly known by very little remains. These remains have in the past been attributed to the Vulcanodontidae group of sauropods, though this group has also been problematic in its classification in the past, in fact for a time the group fell into … Read more
In Depth Dating back around one-hundred and fifty-two million years ago, Stokesosaurus is one of the earliest representatives of the tyrannosaur lineage, being only slightly later than Guanlong. At up to four meters long, Stokesosaurus resembled the juvenile forms of later tyrannosarids, and was a fleet footed predator relying upon speed to catch prey. Stokesosaurus … Read more