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A more complete specimen of Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae. TMP2012.50.1.

(A) Dorsal view of the originally upside down remains recovered from north of the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The head and most of the neck were lost when intercepted by a grader during road construction. The right flipper was lost sometime in the Early Cretaceous prior to the final burial of the body. (B) The pelvic and abdominal regions of TMP2012.50.1 showing gastroliths (black arrows) within the body cavity that settled between the ribs of the inverted carcass and hint at a more substantial collection that is hidden inside the body cavity. Scale bars on body regions are 10 cm. Source credit: Sue Sabrowski, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.
Taxons Wapuskanectes

A more complete specimen of Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae. TMP2012.50.1. (A) Dorsal view of the originally upside down remains recovered from north of the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The head and most of the neck were lost when intercepted by a grader during road construction. The right flipper was lost sometime in the Early Cretaceous prior to the final burial of the body. (B) The pelvic and abdominal regions of TMP2012.50.1 showing gastroliths (black arrows) within the body cavity that settled between the ribs of the inverted carcass and hint at a more substantial collection that is hidden inside the body cavity. Scale bars on body regions are 10 cm. Source credit: Sue Sabrowski, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.

écaille musée Crétacé Crétacé inférieur +2
Reconstruction of the skull of Lagenanectes richterae in right lateral view. Only the anterior part of the skull and lower jaw is preserved in the type and only known specimen. The posterior parts are reconstructed based on the related genus Libonectes.
Taxons Lagenanectes

Reconstruction of the skull of Lagenanectes richterae in right lateral view. Only the anterior part of the skull and lower jaw is preserved in the type and only known specimen. The posterior parts are reconstructed based on the related genus Libonectes.

spécimen Lagenanectes Libonectes crâne
MUHNCAL.20173, holotype specimen of Gondwananectes osvaldoi. A, quarry scheme of the recovered blocks (numbered 1–7). Blocks 1–3 preserve contact surfaces and they are arranged consistently. The position of blocks 4–7 is tentative due to the lack of contact surfaces, although it is based on the anatomical elements preserved. B, schematic diagram of the preserved anatomical elements in MUHNCAL.20173. Abbreviations: c1–c10, cervical centra/vertebrae; d1–d3, dorsal centra; d1na–d3na, neural arches of the d1–d3 dorsal centra; il, ilium fragment; in, indeterminate; lco, left coracoid, lcna, last cervical neural arch; lh, left humerus; lsc, left scapula (ventral process); p1–p2, pectoral centra; pd, posterior dorsal centrum; pna, pectoral neural arch; r, ribs; rh, right humerus (distal); rsc, right scapula (dorsal process). Scale bars represent 10 cm.
Taxons Gondwananectes

MUHNCAL.20173, holotype specimen of Gondwananectes osvaldoi. A, quarry scheme of the recovered blocks (numbered 1–7). Blocks 1–3 preserve contact surfaces and they are arranged consistently. The position of blocks 4–7 is tentative due to the lack of contact surfaces, although it is based on the anatomical elements preserved. B, schematic diagram of the preserved anatomical elements in MUHNCAL.20173. Abbreviations: c1–c10, cervical centra/vertebrae; d1–d3, dorsal centra; d1na–d3na, neural arches of the d1–d3 dorsal centra; il, ilium fragment; in, indeterminate; lco, left coracoid, lcna, last cervical neural arch; lh, left humerus; lsc, left scapula (ventral process); p1–p2, pectoral centra; pd, posterior dorsal centrum; pna, pectoral neural arch; r, ribs; rh, right humerus (distal); rsc, right scapula (dorsal process). Scale bars represent 10 cm.

humérus écaille holotype spécimen +1
Meyerasaurus victor (jr synonym Rhomaleosaurus victor) holotype. Specimen # SMNS 12478, Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart, Germany
Taxons Meyerasaurus

Meyerasaurus victor (jr synonym Rhomaleosaurus victor) holotype. Specimen # SMNS 12478, Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart, Germany

musée Allemagne holotype spécimen +2
A color-coded skull diagram of Palatodonta bleekeri, mostly based on a diagram published by Neenan et al. (2013). Some interpretations (such as the presence of a quadratojugal) are based on Maisch (2020). Depicted in left lateral view, mirrored from the original specimen as preserved in right lateral view. Dotted lines indicate missing bone.
Taxons Palatodonta

A color-coded skull diagram of Palatodonta bleekeri, mostly based on a diagram published by Neenan et al. (2013). Some interpretations (such as the presence of a quadratojugal) are based on Maisch (2020). Depicted in left lateral view, mirrored from the original specimen as preserved in right lateral view. Dotted lines indicate missing bone.

os spécimen Palatodonta crâne
Holotype specimen of Bellubrunnus BSP XVIII–VFKO–A12.

Scale bare 1 cm.
Taxons Bellubrunnus

Holotype specimen of Bellubrunnus BSP XVIII–VFKO–A12. Scale bare 1 cm.

écaille holotype spécimen Bellubrunnus
The holotype specimen of the extinct pterosaur Ceoptera, NHMUK PV R 37110
Taxons Ceoptera

The holotype specimen of the extinct pterosaur Ceoptera, NHMUK PV R 37110

musée holotype spécimen Ceoptera +1
Holotype specimen of the anurognathid pterosaur Sinomacrops
Taxons Sinomacrops

Holotype specimen of the anurognathid pterosaur Sinomacrops

holotype spécimen Anurognathidae Pterosauria +1
Photo of a specimen belonging to the anurognathid pterosaur Anurognathus
Taxons Anurognathus

Photo of a specimen belonging to the anurognathid pterosaur Anurognathus

spécimen Anurognathidae Anurognathus Pterosauria
Mimodactylus libanensis gen. et sp. nov. (a) Photo and drawing of the complete specimen. (b) Close up of scapula and coracoid. (c) Detail of the wrist, showing the relation of the pteroid and the carpus. (d) Detail of the humerus. Scale-bars, a: 50 mm; b-d: 10 mm. Abbreviations. car: carpus; cdv: caudal vertebrae; cor: coracoid; cra: cranium; cs: cristospine; cv: cervical vertebrae; d: dentary; dcar: distal carpals; dpc: deltopectoral crest; dri: dorsal ribs; dv: dorsal vertebrae; fe: femur; hu: humerus; man: mandible; mcI-III: first to third metacarpals; mcIV: wing metacarpal; mtar: metatarsals; pcar: proximal carpals; ph1d4: first wing phalanx; ph2d4: second wing phalanx; ph3d4: third wing phalanx; ph4d4: fourth wing phalanx; ppu: prepubis; ptd: pteroid; ra: radius; sca: scapula; sri: sacral ribs; stp: sternal plate; sym: mandibular symphysis; tar: tarsus; te: teeth; ti: tibia; ul: ulna; the abbreviations ‘l’ and ‘r’ represents respectively left and right.
Taxons Mimodactylus

Mimodactylus libanensis gen. et sp. nov. (a) Photo and drawing of the complete specimen. (b) Close up of scapula and coracoid. (c) Detail of the wrist, showing the relation of the pteroid and the carpus. (d) Detail of the humerus. Scale-bars, a: 50 mm; b-d: 10 mm. Abbreviations. car: carpus; cdv: caudal vertebrae; cor: coracoid; cra: cranium; cs: cristospine; cv: cervical vertebrae; d: dentary; dcar: distal carpals; dpc: deltopectoral crest; dri: dorsal ribs; dv: dorsal vertebrae; fe: femur; hu: humerus; man: mandible; mcI-III: first to third metacarpals; mcIV: wing metacarpal; mtar: metatarsals; pcar: proximal carpals; ph1d4: first wing phalanx; ph2d4: second wing phalanx; ph3d4: third wing phalanx; ph4d4: fourth wing phalanx; ppu: prepubis; ptd: pteroid; ra: radius; sca: scapula; sri: sacral ribs; stp: sternal plate; sym: mandibular symphysis; tar: tarsus; te: teeth; ti: tibia; ul: ulna; the abbreviations ‘l’ and ‘r’ represents respectively left and right.

crête humérus écaille dessin +3
Ferrodraco lentoni gen. et sp. nov. holotype specimen AODF 876. All preserved elements were photographed and scaled to the same size, then articulated where possible. These were then used as the basis for the scaling of the skeletal reconstruction, the missing parts of which were based on the skeletal reconstruction of Tropeognathus mesembrinus by Mark Witton. Scale bar = 50 mm.
Taxons Ferrodraco

Ferrodraco lentoni gen. et sp. nov. holotype specimen AODF 876. All preserved elements were photographed and scaled to the same size, then articulated where possible. These were then used as the basis for the scaling of the skeletal reconstruction, the missing parts of which were based on the skeletal reconstruction of Tropeognathus mesembrinus by Mark Witton. Scale bar = 50 mm.

écaille holotype spécimen Ferrodraco +1
Haliskia peterseni gen. et sp. nov., holotype specimen KK F1426. (A) dorsal vertebra, ribs, gastralium, left scapulocoracoid, left and right manual phalanx IV-2, right manual phalanx IV-3, left femur, left tibia, metatarsals and pedal phalanges, (B) mandible, teeth, ceratobranchials, cervical vertebra, rib, gastralium, right syncarpus, right lateral carpal, right pteroid, metacarpals, manual digits, right manual phalanx IV-1, left manual phalanx IV-4, (C) premaxilla with teeth, (D) isolated tooth, (E) isolated tooth, (F) left lateral carpal, (G) left metacarpal IV. Scale bar = 50 mm.
Taxons Haliskia

Haliskia peterseni gen. et sp. nov., holotype specimen KK F1426. (A) dorsal vertebra, ribs, gastralium, left scapulocoracoid, left and right manual phalanx IV-2, right manual phalanx IV-3, left femur, left tibia, metatarsals and pedal phalanges, (B) mandible, teeth, ceratobranchials, cervical vertebra, rib, gastralium, right syncarpus, right lateral carpal, right pteroid, metacarpals, manual digits, right manual phalanx IV-1, left manual phalanx IV-4, (C) premaxilla with teeth, (D) isolated tooth, (E) isolated tooth, (F) left lateral carpal, (G) left metacarpal IV. Scale bar = 50 mm.

écaille dent vertèbre holotype +2
Preserved elements of Eurazhdarcho langendorfensis re-assembled as found in partial articulation.

EME VP 312. (a) Slab and counter-slab with cervical vertebrae in dorsal view. (b) Specimen in original position with cervicals in ventral view.
Taxons Eurazhdarcho

Preserved elements of Eurazhdarcho langendorfensis re-assembled as found in partial articulation. EME VP 312. (a) Slab and counter-slab with cervical vertebrae in dorsal view. (b) Specimen in original position with cervicals in ventral view.

spécimen Eurazhdarcho partiel
Aralazhdarcho bostobensis, ZIN PH 57/43, a proximal fragment of a left humerus in proximal (a), ventral (b), anterior (c), dorsal (d), and posterior (e) views. This specimen is from the Shakh Shakh II locality in the northeasten Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan; Bostobe Formation, Upper Cretaceous (Santonian – lower Campanian). Abbreviations: h, humeral head; pf, pneumatic foramen; uc, ulnar crest. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Taxons Aralazhdarcho

Aralazhdarcho bostobensis, ZIN PH 57/43, a proximal fragment of a left humerus in proximal (a), ventral (b), anterior (c), dorsal (d), and posterior (e) views. This specimen is from the Shakh Shakh II locality in the northeasten Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan; Bostobe Formation, Upper Cretaceous (Santonian – lower Campanian). Abbreviations: h, humeral head; pf, pneumatic foramen; uc, ulnar crest. Scale bar is 10 mm.

crête humérus écaille Kazakhstan +7
Mandibular symphyses of Xericeps curvirostris. A–E Holotype FSAC-KK 10700; F–H referred specimen FSAC-KK 5203. A, F In left lateral view; B, G in occlusal view; C, H in ventral view; D, in posterior view and E, in anterior view. Scale bars represent 10 mm. A-C Ammonium chloride coated specimen
Taxons Xericeps

Mandibular symphyses of Xericeps curvirostris. A–E Holotype FSAC-KK 10700; F–H referred specimen FSAC-KK 5203. A, F In left lateral view; B, G in occlusal view; C, H in ventral view; D, in posterior view and E, in anterior view. Scale bars represent 10 mm. A-C Ammonium chloride coated specimen

écaille holotype spécimen Xericeps
Aurorazhdarcho micronyx (specimen formerly classified as Pterodactylus longirostris) in Exposition temporaire: Perles
Taxons Aurorazhdarcho

Aurorazhdarcho micronyx (specimen formerly classified as Pterodactylus longirostris) in Exposition temporaire: Perles

spécimen Aurorazhdarcho Pterodactylus
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Actualités

Un ancien crocodile égyptien au long museau réécrit l’évolution
chasse prédateur Égypte fossile spécimen découverte évolution
Un parent de crocodile nouvellement identifié en Égypte repousse les origines des dyrosauridés chasseurs marins de plusieurs millions d'années. Le fossile, Wadisuchus kassabi, présente un mélange de traits primitifs et avancés qui marquent une transition évolutive clé. Des spécimens rares d’âges différents révèlent comment ces anciens prédateurs se sont développés. Cette découverte renforce l’Afrique en tant que centre de l’évolution précoce des dyrosauridés.
01/12/2025 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
Zavacephale: Beast of the Week
Zavacephale : Bête de la semaine
Mongolie Crétacé Crétacé inférieur spécimen Dinosauria Pachycephalosauria Zavacephale
 Cette semaine, nous examinerons un petit dinosaure nouvellement décrit qui élargit considérablement nos connaissances sur l'un des types de dinosaures les plus inhabituels, les pachycéphalosaures.  Bienvenue Zavacephale rinpoché !Zavacephale vivait dans ce qui est aujourd'hui la Mongolie au début du Crétacé, il y a entre 119 et 110 millions d'années.  Du museau à la queue, le spécimen trouvé ne mesurait qu'environ 1 mètre de long, mais il aurait probablement pu grandir.  Le nom du genre, Zavacephale, tran
21/09/2025 prehistoricbeastoftheweek ⚙ Traduction automatique
De nouveaux fossiles révèlent une branche cachée de l’évolution humaine
dent Éthiopie fossile spécimen découverte évolution
Les fossiles découverts en Éthiopie remodèlent notre vision de l’évolution humaine. Au lieu d’une marche directe depuis des ancêtres ressemblant à des singes jusqu’aux humains modernes, les chercheurs voient désormais un arbre enchevêtré et ramifié avec plusieurs espèces coexistant. Des dents récemment découvertes révèlent une espèce d'australopithèque jusqu'alors inconnue qui vivait aux côtés de certains des premiers spécimens d'Homo il y a près de 2,8 millions d'années. Cela suggère que la nature a testé plusieurs versions de « l’être humain » avant que notre lignée ne perdure.
28/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo ⚙ Traduction automatique
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