In Depth Levnesovia is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in Uzbekistan during the early part of the late Cretaceous. Hadrosauroids were the descendants of the iguanodonts that were common in the late Jurassic/earliest Cretaceous, and the precursors of the hadrosaurids that were common during the final ten-fifteen million years of the Cretaceous. Further … Read more
In Depth Eousdryosaurus is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived in Portugal during the late Jurassic. The name Eousdryosaurus means ‘eastern Dryosaurus’, a reference to how Eousdryosaurus is similar to the genus Dryosaurus, but globally lived further to the east, Eousdryosaurus in Portugal, and Dryosaurus in North America. Further Reading - A new … Read more
In Depth Originally named as a species of Camptosaurus, Uteodon was a fairly primitive iguanodont dinosaur that lived in what is now Utah during the late Jurassic. As an iguanodont, Uteodon would have been a primarily quadrupedal plant eater, though it may have still reared up on its hind legs to reach higher vegetation. Possible … Read more
In Depth Kelumapusaura is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. The establishment of Kelumapusaura was born out of the discovery of a bone bed of at least several individuals. Further reading - A new hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of northern Patagonia and the radiation … Read more
In Depth Sometimes dubbed the ‘Asian Iguanodon’, Probactrosaurus is no way near as well-known as its older and far more famous relative (which was actually the second dinosaur genus named, and the first one named that ate plants). At roughly five and a half meters in length Probactrosaurus was actually quite small when compared to … Read more
In Depth Kundurosaurus is one of many hadrosaurid genera from the Amur Region of Russia which defines the Russian border with China along the Amur River. Additionally some genera of hadrosaurid have been identified from the Chinese side of the border of this region as well. Like with many of these, Kundurosaurus lived during the … Read more
In Depth On a Chinese construction site in 1973 a dinosaur skeleton was accidentally processed by a mechanical composter. Unfortunately by the time the workers had realised what had happened much of the dinosaur had already been damaged and in some places completely destroyed by the machinery, but palaeontologists were still able to reconstruct and … Read more
In Depth Magnamanus is a genus of iguanodont dinosaur that lived in Spain during the early Cretaceous. The name Magnamanus means ‘large hand’, a reference to the enlarged well developed hands that this dinosaur genus adapted, notably more so than other known iguanodonts. The first individual of Magnamanus was at the time of its naming … Read more
In Depth The discovery of Gilmoreosaurus began in 1923 when the first fossil remains were discovered. These remains were however referred to the genus Mandschurosaurus as a new species, which is where they remained until a study by Brett-Surman in 1979 saw them re-identified as a distinct genus separate from Mandschurosaurus. Later in 1995, two … Read more
In Depth Corythosaurus acquired its name from the shape of the head crest on the back of its skull which resembles a Corinthian helmet from ancient Greece. Because this head crest was hollow, Corythosaurus is today classed as a lambeosaurine hadrosaurid. The lambeosaurine hadrosaurs which also include other famous genera such as Parasaurolophus as well … Read more