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Photos of caudodorsal part of the skull of Yunganglong datongensis (SXMG V 00001).
(A)-Right lateral view. (B)-Dorsal view. (C)-Caudal view.

Scale bar = 10 cm.
Taxa Yunganglong

Photos of caudodorsal part of the skull of Yunganglong datongensis (SXMG V 00001). (A)-Right lateral view. (B)-Dorsal view. (C)-Caudal view. Scale bar = 10 cm.

scale Jian Yunganglong skull
Illustration of the skull of Abrosaurus with known remains in grey
Taxa Abrosaurus

Illustration of the skull of Abrosaurus with known remains in grey

Abrosaurus skull
Yizhousaurus sunae skull and jaw
Taxa Yizhousaurus

Yizhousaurus sunae skull and jaw

Yizhousaurus skull
Holotype skull and mandible of the anhanguerid Ferrodraco (A), holotype skull and mandible of the anhanguerid Mythunga (B), and holotype mandible of the targaryendraconian Aussiedraco (C).
Taxa Mythunga

Holotype skull and mandible of the anhanguerid Ferrodraco (A), holotype skull and mandible of the anhanguerid Mythunga (B), and holotype mandible of the targaryendraconian Aussiedraco (C).

holotype Anhangueridae Aussiedraco Ferrodraco +3
Skull diagram showing the known material of Aardonyx. Based on photographs and measurements in original description and supplementary material. Scale bar = 10 cm
Taxa Aardonyx

Skull diagram showing the known material of Aardonyx. Based on photographs and measurements in original description and supplementary material. Scale bar = 10 cm

scale description Aardonyx skull
Cuspicephalus scarfi MJMG K1918. A, Original skull on slab of mudstone, Lacking the mandible and dentition; B, outline diagram of preserved bone. Light grey is bone, dark grey is fibrous bone of sagittal crest, black is dental alveoli where unambiguous; C restoration of skull outline, with hypothetical lower jaw. Scale bar = 50 mm. Abbreviation: j, jugal; naof, nasoantorbital fenestra; m, maxilla; o, orbit; pm, premaxilla; q, quadrate; sc,

sagittal crest; sq, squamosal; tr np, trace of nasal process.
Taxa Cuspicephalus

Cuspicephalus scarfi MJMG K1918. A, Original skull on slab of mudstone, Lacking the mandible and dentition; B, outline diagram of preserved bone. Light grey is bone, dark grey is fibrous bone of sagittal crest, black is dental alveoli where unambiguous; C restoration of skull outline, with hypothetical lower jaw. Scale bar = 50 mm. Abbreviation: j, jugal; naof, nasoantorbital fenestra; m, maxilla; o, orbit; pm, premaxilla; q, quadrate; sc, sagittal crest; sq, squamosal; tr np, trace of nasal process.

bone crest scale Cuspicephalus +1
Skull reconstruction of Shanag ashile based on holotype IGM 100/1119, missing elements based on Sinornithosaurus.
Taxa Shanag

Skull reconstruction of Shanag ashile based on holotype IGM 100/1119, missing elements based on Sinornithosaurus.

holotype Shanag Sinornithosaurus skull
Holotype of Transylvanosaurus platycephalus, LPB (FGGUB) R.2070, a partial skull comprising the articulated basicranium and both frontals. Scale bar: 1 cm.
Taxa Transylvanosaurus

Holotype of Transylvanosaurus platycephalus, LPB (FGGUB) R.2070, a partial skull comprising the articulated basicranium and both frontals. Scale bar: 1 cm.

scale holotype Transylvanosaurus partial +1
Skull in dorsal (a and b, photograph and drawing respectively), and left lateral (c and d, photograph and drawing respectively) views. (e) Premaxillary tooth; (f,g) maxillary teeth (g inverted). amf, anterior maxillary fossa; aof, antorbital fossa; aso, anterior supraorbital; d, dentary; ef, elliptical fossa; f, foramina; fr, frontal; ift, infratemporal fenestra; j, jugal; mx, maxilla; n, nasals; o, orbit; pd, predentary; pdb, postdentary bones; pmx, premaxilla; po, postorbital; pso: posterior supraorbital; prf, prefrontal; qj, quadratojugal; sq, squamosal; stf, supratemporal fenestra. 1–7 denticles. The drawings were processed using Adobe Photoshop CS2 Serial Number: 1045-1412-5685-1654-6343-1431.
Taxa Isaberrysaura

Skull in dorsal (a and b, photograph and drawing respectively), and left lateral (c and d, photograph and drawing respectively) views. (e) Premaxillary tooth; (f,g) maxillary teeth (g inverted). amf, anterior maxillary fossa; aof, antorbital fossa; aso, anterior supraorbital; d, dentary; ef, elliptical fossa; f, foramina; fr, frontal; ift, infratemporal fenestra; j, jugal; mx, maxilla; n, nasals; o, orbit; pd, predentary; pdb, postdentary bones; pmx, premaxilla; po, postorbital; pso: posterior supraorbital; prf, prefrontal; qj, quadratojugal; sq, squamosal; stf, supratemporal fenestra. 1–7 denticles. The drawings were processed using Adobe Photoshop CS2 Serial Number: 1045-1412-5685-1654-6343-1431.

bone tooth drawing Isaberrysaura +1
Ziapelta sanjuanensis, gen. et sp. nov., (holotype NMMNH P-64484), complete skull.

A, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, anterior view; D, occipital view; and E, left lateral view. Abbreviations: asca, anterior supraorbital caputegulum; bas, basioccipital; ch, choana; fm, foramen magnum; j, jugal; laca, lacrimal caputegulum; loca, loreal caputegulum; ltf, laterotemporal fenestra; mnca, median nasal caputegulum; nar, external naris; oc, occipital condyle; orb, orbit; pal, palatine; par, parietal; parocc, paroccipital process; pmx, premaxilla; psca, posterior supraorbital caputegulum; pt, pterygoid; q, quadrate; qj, quadratojugal; qjh, quadratojugal horn; snca, supranarial caputegulum; socc, supraoccipital; sqh, squamosal horn; tr, tooth row; v, vomer.
Taxa Ziapelta

Ziapelta sanjuanensis, gen. et sp. nov., (holotype NMMNH P-64484), complete skull. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, anterior view; D, occipital view; and E, left lateral view. Abbreviations: asca, anterior supraorbital caputegulum; bas, basioccipital; ch, choana; fm, foramen magnum; j, jugal; laca, lacrimal caputegulum; loca, loreal caputegulum; ltf, laterotemporal fenestra; mnca, median nasal caputegulum; nar, external naris; oc, occipital condyle; orb, orbit; pal, palatine; par, parietal; parocc, paroccipital process; pmx, premaxilla; psca, posterior supraorbital caputegulum; pt, pterygoid; q, quadrate; qj, quadratojugal; qjh, quadratojugal horn; snca, supranarial caputegulum; socc, supraoccipital; sqh, squamosal horn; tr, tooth row; v, vomer.

tooth holotype Ziapelta skull
Skull of Augustasaurus hagdorni in the Field Museum of Natural History.
Taxa Augustasaurus

Skull of Augustasaurus hagdorni in the Field Museum of Natural History.

museum Augustasaurus skull
Holotype of the polycotylid[1] plesiosaur Edgarosaurus muddi DRUCKENMILLER, 2002, (MOR 751) comprising the skull, the neck, and the left front flipper, on display in the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The specimen was collected in Edgar, Carbon County, Montana, from the Shell Creek member of the Thermopolis Shale Formation, Upper Albian, uppermost Lower Cretaceous.[2]
Taxa Edgarosaurus

Holotype of the polycotylid[1] plesiosaur Edgarosaurus muddi DRUCKENMILLER, 2002, (MOR 751) comprising the skull, the neck, and the left front flipper, on display in the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The specimen was collected in Edgar, Carbon County, Montana, from the Shell Creek member of the Thermopolis Shale Formation, Upper Albian, uppermost Lower Cretaceous.[2]

museum United States Albian Cretaceous +7
Holotype skull of Plesiopleurodon wellesi CM2815 In left and right lateral, dorsal, and oblique left lateral views.
Taxa Plesiopleurodon

Holotype skull of Plesiopleurodon wellesi CM2815 In left and right lateral, dorsal, and oblique left lateral views.

holotype Plesiopleurodon skull
Reconstructed skull of the dromaeosaurid Adasaurus mongoliensis. The holotype IGM 100/20 preserves a partial right side of the skull and other postcrania including the hindlimbs, it has an estimated length of 2 m (6.6 ft) with a weight of 15 kg (33 lb).[1] Skull mainly based on Turner et al. 2012 and Mickey Mortimer.[2][3]
Color Key
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Taxa Adasaurus

Reconstructed skull of the dromaeosaurid Adasaurus mongoliensis. The holotype IGM 100/20 preserves a partial right side of the skull and other postcrania including the hindlimbs, it has an estimated length of 2 m (6.6 ft) with a weight of 15 kg (33 lb).[1] Skull mainly based on Turner et al. 2012 and Mickey Mortimer.[2][3] Color Key   Known   Unknown

holotype Adasaurus Dromaeosauridae Turneria +2
Skull of MPC-D 100/32-a (Rinchenia mongoliensis).
Taxa Rinchenia

Skull of MPC-D 100/32-a (Rinchenia mongoliensis).

Rinchenia skull
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.
Taxa 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.

bone specimen Palatodonta skull
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Paleontologists Identify New Species of Glyptodont
museum Denmark new species skull
An incomplete fossilized skull that has sat in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark since the 19th century has turned out to represent a previously unrecognized species of glyptodont (genus Glyptotherium) that once roamed South America. The post Paleontologists Identify New Species of Glyptodont appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
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Remarkable New Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Galleries Open to Visitors
museum skull
Two remarkable Museum für Naturkunde Berlin galleries are being opened to visitors for the first time. The new "Mammal Skulls" and "Deer and Horned Animals" galleries will welcome members of the public during the Long Night of Museums event on Saturday 29th of August. Until now, these collections have been reserved exclusively for researchers. Their
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jaw China Devonian Late Devonian fish new species skull
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A 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster
bone jaw Cretaceous fossil Mosasaurus new species skull
Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago have revealed a surprise hiding in plain sight: four previously unrecognized bones from a giant Cretaceous mosasaur. Among them is the first confirmed premaxilla—the frontmost bone of the upper jaw—ever identified in a Japanese mosasaur fossil. Even more intriguing, parts of the skull show unusual anatomical features that don’t match known mosasaurs, raising the possibility that the remains belong to an entirely new species.
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A New Genus of Troodontid Dinosaur from New Mexico
bone Mexico Campanian Cretaceous Late Cretaceous fossil Dinevenator Dinosauria Troodontidae new species skull
Palaeontologists have named a new species of theropod dinosaur from New Mexico. The dinosaur, Dinevenator robustus, lived around 73 million years ago (Campanian faunal stage of the Late Cretaceous). Researchers identified the dinosaur from a fossil skull bone (a frontal) found in north-western New Mexico. It represents a new genus and species of troodontid. Troodontids
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