Brontops

Zheng et al. U-Pb calibrating the evolution of the tyrannosauroid theropod Sinotyrannus kazuoensis Ji et al., 2009, with a review on the spatiotemporal distribution of the late Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Ankylosaurid skull (?Tarchia) exhibited at the Pocheon "Art garden 1999". I think this is the only occurrence of a scleral ring preserved for an ankylosaur #FossilFriday #thyreophora #ankylosauria

WANG Y., WANG Y., WANG X., ZHENG X. & ZHOU Z. 2026. — Frugivory in Sapeornis Zhou & Zhang, 2002b indicates diverse herbivorous trophic habits. Comptes Rendus Palevol 25 (23): 427-440. doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol20… sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/peri…

Close ups

Skeleton of the stegosaurid Loricatosaurus. 📷 Muséum d’histoire naturelle du Havre Note the big parascapular spine #thyreophora #stegosauridae

Glad to hear that! This is the taiwanese specimen. I have little information, and it is unclear whether it is housed in a private or public museum.

Yuezhuornis yangyuanensis, new avialan. Xu, L., Wang, M., Lin, G. et al. Jurassic flightless bird reveals early ecological diversity of avialans. Nature 658, 690–697 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-1… nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Rodríguez-Borges, Airam, et al. "Ontogenetic variation in an ornithopod femur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina: Ornithopod femur ontogeny." Geologica Acta 24 (2026): 1-XXVIII. revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GE…

While looking at 📷 of AMNH 5665, I noticed the second cervical ring shows the presence of extra osteoderms that close the ring ventrally. I haven't been able to find any bibliographic references, and all reconstructions omitted it. thoughts? @Paleojim #ankylosauria #paleoart