Akainacephalus

In Depth        Akainacephalus is a genus of ankylosaur that lived in North America during‭ ‬the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬During this time,‭ ‬the‭ ‬central portion of North America was submerged by the Western Interior Seaway,‭ ‬carving North‭ ‬America into two landmasses‭; ‬Appalacia to the East,‭ ‬and Laramidia to the West.‭ ‬Akainacephalus hails from‭ ‬the southern portion of … Read more

Archaeoceratops

In Depth        Archaeoceratops is yet another of the increasingly large number of basal ceratopsian dinosaur remains that are coming from Asia.‭ ‬These‭ ‬remains point to an Asian ancestral origin for all ceratopsians from Protoceratops of Mongolia,‭ ‬to huge and horned Triceratops and Styracosaurus of North America.‭        Archaeoceratops however was very different to these larger later … Read more

Aquilarhinus

In Depth        Aquilarhinus named for the perceived appearance of the snout which in life is thought to resemble the hooked bend of an eagles beak,‭ ‬suggesting‭ ‬Aquilarhinus may have had a specialised feeding method.‭ ‬Study of the lower jaw has led to a postulated reconstruction of front of the jaws having a rounded shovel-like structure.‭ … Read more