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  • They Ruled for 100 Million Years. Then Evolution Erased Them.

    They Ruled for 100 Million Years. Then Evolution Erased Them.
    Oct 23 2026
    Eutitanosauria is a clade of titanosaurs, encompassing the more derived members of the group and characterized by the absence of the hyposphene-hypantrum articulation and possibly the presence of osteoderms. The group was first named by Sanz and colleagues in 1999, who used it to unite the group of Argyrosaurus, Lirainosaurus, Saltasaurus and the Peiropolis titanosaur. However, this definition was
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  • Ichthyosaurs: 124 Lost Genera. We Still Don't Know Them All.

    Ichthyosaurs: 124 Lost Genera. We Still Don't Know Them All.
    Oct 22 2026
    This list of ichthyosauromorphs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the clade Ichthyosauromorpha, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and gene
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  • Cedarosaurus: 49ft Dinosaur With Stones in Its Belly

    Cedarosaurus: 49ft Dinosaur With Stones in Its Belly
    Oct 22 2026
    Cedarosaurus (meaning "Cedar lizard" - named after the Cedar Mountain Formation, in which it was discovered) is a genus of nasal-crested macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period (Valanginian). The fossils were discovered in 1996 in eastern Utah within the rocks of the Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation. It was officially named and described by Tidwell, Carpente
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  • Yeneen: 90-Million-Year Mystery Beneath Argentina

    Yeneen: 90-Million-Year Mystery Beneath Argentina
    Oct 22 2026
    Yeneen is an extinct genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian age) Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Yeneen houssayi, known from at least one partial skeleton. Its discovery highlights the diversity of titanosaurs in this formation, which also includes Bonitasaura, Inawentu, Overosaurus, Rinconsaurus, and Trauku
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  • Baurutitan: 46ft Long. Buried 66 Million Years.

    Baurutitan: 46ft Long. Buried 66 Million Years.
    Oct 21 2026
    Baurutitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now Brazil. The type species, Baurutitan britoi, was described in 2005 by Kellner and colleagues, although the fossil remains had already been discovered in 1957. Baurutitan is classified as a lithostrotian titanosaur, and is distinguished from related genera based on its distinctive caudal vertebrae. This
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  • Lost 50 Years: The Dinosaur Fossil Nobody Opened

    Lost 50 Years: The Dinosaur Fossil Nobody Opened
    Oct 21 2026
    Abdarainurus (meaning "Abdrant Nuru tail" after the holotype locality) is a genus of titanosaur dinosaur from the Alagteeg Formation in Mongolia. The type and only species is A. barsboldi. Currently seen as an indeterminate titanosaur, it may represent a previously unknown lineage of Asian macronarians. Abdarainurus is not known from many remains; it is only known from eight front tail vertebrae a
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  • 79-Foot Dinosaur. Scientists Mixed It Up For 180 Years.

    79-Foot Dinosaur. Scientists Mixed It Up For 180 Years.
    Oct 21 2026
    Pelorosaurus ( pə-LORR-oh-SOR-əs; meaning "monstrous lizard") is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur. Remains referred to Pelorosaurus date from the Early Cretaceous period, about 140–125 million years ago, and have been found in England. Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 24 m (79 ft). The name Pelorosaurus was one of the first to be given to any sauropod. Many species have been assign
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  • 49ft Sauropod Found Complete. Scientists Got It Wrong.

    49ft Sauropod Found Complete. Scientists Got It Wrong.
    Oct 20 2026
    Atlasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs from Middle Jurassic (Bathonian to Callovian stages) beds in North Africa. == Discovery and naming == The Atlasaurus holotype was discovered in 1981 and was described by Monbaron, Russell & Taquet in 1999. It was named after the location of discovery in the High Atlas range of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco (where the Titan Atlas was said to hold up t
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