In Depth Yi is certainly one of the more bizarre dinosaurs that were named in 2015. In fact this is reflected in the full type species name of Yi qi which translates to English as ‘strange wing’. This is a reference to how the hands of Yi not only had elongated fingers, but how there … Read more
In Depth Camposaurus is very similar in appearance to the far more famous Coelophysis, so much so in fact that for just over ten years after the genus was named there was a lot of speclation that the genus was probably synonymous with Coelophysis. This speculation ended in 2011 however after a study by Martin … Read more
In Depth Adasaurus is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous. Like with its relatives, Adasaurus was a hunter of other animals, quite possibly including other dinosaurs. The primary killing weapons for Adasaurus would have been the two enlarged sickle claws on its feet, which may have been used … Read more
In Depth Pedopenna is a genus of small maniraptoran dinosaur that lived in China during the end of the Mid Jurassic. Pedopenna is classed as a member of the Deinonychosauria, the group that incorporates later dromaeosaurs and troodonts, as well as the ancestors of birds. Pedopenna already displays some features that would be common in … Read more