In Depth Berthasaura seems to be a bit of a strange dinosaur as even though it has been considered to be a noasaurid theropod dinosaur, Berthasaura possessed a toothless beak. The description of Berthasaura is not actually the first time that a noasaurid theropod has been found without teeth, Limusaurus is also toothless and is … Read more
In Depth Euronychodon is a tooth taxon which means that so far the only known fossils of this dinosaur are teeth. Study of these teeth suggests that they most probably belong to a troodont dinosaur but beyond this further details are impossible to establish. There have been questions raised about the validity of the Euronychodon … Read more
In Depth Named from a combination of the Maori word for ‘ancient’ and the ancient Greek for ‘lizard’, Tuarangisaurus was the second plesiosaur discovered in New Zealand. As an elasmosaurid Tuarangisaurus would have relied upon a combination of its long neck and long sharp teeth to seize prey items such as fish and squid. For … Read more