Archaeocursor Asiaticus

Archaeocursor Asiaticus

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

Mosaiceratops

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

Gryposaurus

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