Intro Archaeocursor asiaticus, a small-bodied (~1 meter in body length) ornithischian dinosaur based on a nearly complete left femur found in the Ziliujing Formation of Chongqing, China. Archaeocursor asiaticus is the earliest ornithischian yet discovered in Asia. This Discovery is important as it shows the earliest-diverging ornithischian dinosaur in Asia. Size and Body Structure of … Read more
In Depth Named in 2015, the description of Mosaiceratops has led to some interesting insights into our understanding of neoceratopsian dinosaurs. While the general appearance of the skull is similar to genera such as Liaoceratops and Aquilops, the premaxilla and maxilla of the skull, as well as teeth show a similarity to Psittacosaurus. One specific … Read more
In Depth Gryposaurus has a long standing and convoluted association with the genus Kritosaurus to the point that in the 1920‘s Gryposaurus was actually regarded as a synonym to Kritosaurus. Later study has since interpreted Gryposaurus as a distinct genus, but this thinking has had the effect of emptying most of the known material for … Read more