In Depth Khulsanurus is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in East Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - The second taxon of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality in Gobi Desert, Mongolia. - Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press: 1–12.. - A. O. Averianov & A. … Read more
In Depth Llukalkan is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. As with other dinosaurs of its kind, Llukalkan would have been a predator. Though the holotype skull of Llukalkan is fragmentary, analysis of the inner ear has revealed that Llukalkan might have had better hearing than … Read more
In Depth Suzhousaurus is a medium sized genus of therizinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. There is some speculation that Suzhousaurus may be the same genus as another therizinosaur named Nanshiungosaurus. However, because there is little if any overlapping fossil material, it is at the time of writing impossible to say for … Read more
In Depth Enantiophoenix is genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in what is now Lebanon during the early part of the Late Cretaceous. Further Reading - Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships. - Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del … Read more
In Depth Kuszholia is a genus of primitive bird that lived in Uzbekistan during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading – Record of the Localities of Mesozoic and Paleogene with Avian Remains in the USSR, and the description of New Findings. Russian Journal of Ornithology, 1: 7-50. - L. A. Nesov - 1992.
In Depth Fossils of Iberospinus were first discovered in 1999 and recovered over a period of a few years after. Initially thought to be further fossils of Baryonyx, they were later discovered to represent a new genus of spinosaurid dinosaur, leading to them being named as Iberospinus in 2022. While Iberospinus fossils show some development … Read more
In Depth Martinavis is a genus of enantiornithine bird which lived during the late Cretaceous. So far Martinavis is known from several species, and fossils discovered in France, Argentina as well potential remains in the USA. If all these fossils are valid, then at a genus level, Martinavis would have been one of the most … Read more
In Depth Ondogurvel is a genus of alvarezsaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous. Further reading - A new alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Gobi Desert, Mongolia. - Cretaceous Research. 135 - Alexander O. Averianov & Alexey V. Lopatin - 2022.
In Depth Riparovenator is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in the British Isles during the early Cretaceous. Riparovenator was named alongside another spinosaurid dinosaur called Ceratosuchops. Further reading - New spinosaurids from the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, UK) and the European origins of Spinosauridae. - Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 19340 - Chris T. … Read more
In Depth Wyleyia is a genus of very primitive bird that lived in England during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - Wyleyia: a new bird humerus from the Lower Cretaceous of England. Palaeontology 16(4):721-728. - C. J. O. Harrison & C. A. Walker - 1973.