In Depth Rhabdodon is for lack of a better term a puzzle. Although usually described as an iguanodont, Rhabdodon has also been considered as a hypsilophodont, and on top of this it has also been described as a ‘missing link’ between these two groups of dinosaurs. To further the confusion however, Rhabdodon lived in the … Read more
In Depth Galleonosaurus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in Australia during the early Cretaceous. The holotype for the genus is a hollow jaw bone, and at the time of writing no other fossil remains are known for this dinosaur. The name Galleoosaurus was chosen because when the fossil bone was held upside … Read more
In Depth Xuwulong is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading – A New Hadrosauriform Dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Gansu Province, China. – Acta Geologica Sinica. 85 (1): 51–57. – You Hailu, Li Daqing & Liu Weichang – 2011.
In Depth First discovered in 2013, and named in 2015, Morelladon made headlines towards the end of 2015 as a rare example of a sailbacked dinosaur. Though dubbed a sailback, this sail was likely more like a hump as the neural spines of the vertebrae that supported it were very robust. These are way beyond … Read more
In Depth When described in 2015, Probrachylophosaurus made headlines around the world, when it was often dubbed ‘superduck’. This was because Probrachylophosaurus was proposed to be the transitional link between the non-crested genus Acristavus, and the later Brachylophosaurus which has a flat paddle shaped bony crest. Probrachylophosaurus itself has a much smaller triangular crest which … Read more
In Depth Datonglong is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous. Unfortunately not much is known about this genus because only a jaw is known, however the teeth are noted as attaining lengths of up to five and a half centimetres. Datonglong should not be confused with the predatory … Read more
In Depth Blasisaurus is a genus of hadrosaur that is currently only known from a partial skull and jaws. Despite the fact that Blasisaurus is known only from partial fragmentary remains, the genus serves as a rare example of a European hadorsaur. Another genus of hadrosaur also known to have lived in Spain is Arenysaurus. … Read more
In Depth Because of a current lack of fossils for this genus, the only thing that can be said with any certainty is that Kerberosaurus was a saurolophine hadrosaurid, the group of hadrosaurs noted to have solid head crests like those of Saurolophus. The skull remains of Kerberosaurus were discovered in a bone bed of … Read more
In Depth Bactrosaurus is one of the earliest hadrosauroids known from Asia, and also one of the best known. Bactrosaurus still had three stacked teeth for each tooth in the maxilla, an iguanodont feature that reveals the ancestry of the genus. However, Bactrosaurus also has a number of hadrosauroid features, particularly those of lambeosaurines (hollow … Read more
In Depth Ouranosaurus similarities and differences to Iguanodon Although initially classed as an iguanodontid dinosaur, subsequent studies of Ouranosaurus fossils have revealed it to be a form of basal hadrosaur. Despite this, Ouranosaurus still bears some features that are similar to the more famous Iguanodon, specifically the forelimb. The hands of the forelimbs still have … Read more