Alamodactylus was a pterosaur which lived in Texas during the late Cretaceous Period 90 million years ago. A handful of fossils of this animal were found within the Atco Formation, which contains rocks dating to the Coniacian and Santonian Stages… Read More ›
Pteranodon, whose name means “winged and toothless”, was a pterosaur which inhabited the center of North America during the late Cretaceous Period 86-79 million years ago. Fossils of this iconic prehistoric flying reptile have been found in South Dakota, Kansas,… Read More ›
Quetzalcoatlus was a massive pterosaur which lived in North America at the end of the Cretaceous Period 72-66 million years ago. Fossils of it were first discovered in 1971 within the Javelina Formation of Big Bend National Park, Texas within… Read More ›
Introduction When one hears the word “dinosaur”, one often imagines the sauropods – the large long-necked long-tailed plant-eaters which came to dominate Earth’s landmasses during the Jurassic Period. The sauropods died out in North America at the end of the… Read More ›
Nannopterygius, meaning “tiny fin”, was a genus of ichthyosaur which lived around Europe from the late Jurassic to the early Cretaceous Period approximately 152-140 million years ago. There are currently six species assigned to this genus: Nannopterygius saveljeviensis. © Jason… Read More ›
Brachypterygius, meaning “short fin”, was an ichthyosaur which lived around England during the late Jurassic Period 155-150 million years ago. Fossils of this animal were found at Smallmouth Sands near the seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, England within the rock… Read More ›
Undorosaurus was a medium-sized ichthyosaur which lived in northern Europe during the late Jurassic Period 150-145 million years ago. Fossils of this animal have been found in Norway, Poland, and western Russia. In fact, it was named after the village… Read More ›
Anhanguera was a pterosaur which lived in Brazil during the middle Cretaceous Period 98-92 million years ago. Fossils have been found within the Romualdo Formation of Brazil’s Araripe Basin. Anhanguera is the namesake member of the pterosaur family Anhangueridae, which… Read More ›
Polyptychodon was a 23 foot long pliosaur which lived around North America, South America, and Europe during the middle Cretaceous Period 100-90 million years ago. The name Polyptychodon means “many-folded tooth” and refers to the ribbed surface on the teeth’s… Read More ›
Introduction The Morrison Formation of western North America is one of the most well-studied geological formations within the world. These rock layers, which extend from Montana to New Mexico and from Utah to South Dakota, are dated to the late… Read More ›
DINOSAURS AND BARBARIANS 