In Depth Ornithopsis was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in England during the early Cretaceous. Named in 1870 by Harry Govier Seeley, and like many European dinosaurs, Ornithopsis ended up being something of a waste basket taxon, and as time has gone on, fossils attributed to Ornithopsis have ended up being re-assigned to … Read more
In Depth Yuanmousaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that has most recently been considered to be related to genera such as Mamenchisaurus and Tienshanosaurus. This interpretation is based upon a partial cervical (neck) vertebra, at the time of writing the only part of the neck known that shows elongation similar to the neck vertebrae … Read more
In Depth Oceanotitan is a genus of titanisauriform dinosaur that lived in Western Europe during the late Jurassic. Further Reading - A new macronarian sauropod from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1578782:1-23. - P. Mocho, R. Royo-Torres & F. Ortega - 2019.
In Depth Dzharatitanis is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Although initially described from a single tail vertebra, this fossil has revealed that Dzharatitanis was a rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur, making it the first rebbachisaurid genus to be discovered in Asia. Further Reading - First rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur … Read more
In Depth Tastavinsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in Spain during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (3): 712–731.- J. I. Canudo, R. Royo-Torres, & G. Cuenca-Besc�s - 2008.
In Depth Arackar is a genus of titanosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Though only known from partial remains, Arackar was at the time of its description one of the most complete individual dinosaurs discovered in Chile. Further reading - Arackar licanantay gen. et sp. nov. a new lithostrotian (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) … Read more
In Depth At the time of its description, Australotitan is thought to possibly represent the largest dinosaur known from the Australian continent. However, Australotitan has only been described from partial limb and hip bones, and while the femur of Australotitan suggests that this dinosaur was comparable to other titanosaurian dinosaurs such a Dreadnoughtus and Futalognkosaurus … Read more