James Ronan Dinosaurs, Education, Fossil Discoveries, Geology, Mission Jurassic, Paleontology, Sauropod, Theropod, Tyrannosaurus Rex

Excavating Morrison Formation: Joint Palaeontological Expedition in Wyoming

On the 25th March 2019 a new joint palaeontological fieldwork expedition was announced.

This fieldwork will see palaeontologists from the Natural History Museum London, The University of Manchester, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands work together in the Badlands of Wyoming USA to discover new Jurassic dinosaur remains in addition to other animal remains from 150 million years go.

This article will share my thoughts on this fieldwork project, which will be starting this coming June and why Wyoming remains my number one dinosaur field site locality to visit.

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James Ronan Bajadasaurus pronuspinax, Dinosaurs, Education, Fossil Discoveries, Geology, Moros intrepidus, Paleontology, Sauropod, Theropod, Tyrannosaurus Rex

New Species of Tyrannosaur: Moros Intrepidus Fossil Discovery

On the 21st of February 2019 palaeontologists published research about the fossil discovery of Moros intrepidus a new species of tyrannosaur. This article will explain this discovery and what it means for a better understanding of tyrannosaurid development.

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James Ronan Dinosaurs, Education, Fossil Discoveries, Geology, Paleontology, Sauropod

Rare Juvenile Diplodocid Skull Found in Montana: Implications for Sauropod Growth and Development

On the 11th of October 2018 research was published in the Journal of Scientific Reports about a relatively rare find of a juvenile diplodocid skull. This article will examine this fossil discovery and what it means for understanding young sauropod ontogeny (development).

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James Ronan Dinosaurs, Education, Fossil Discoveries, Geology, Lingwulong shenqi, Paleontology, Pangaea, Sauropod

New Chinese Sauropod Lingwulong shenqi shocks Palaeontologists

On the 24th of July 2018 new research was published by palaeontologists in the Journal of Nature Communications about the amazing discovery of a new sauropod from China a Diplodocoid called Lingwulong shenqi its name meaning “amazing dragon of Lingwu.”

This article will examine this fossil discovery, the research that has taken place and what it means for palaeontological understanding of the evolution of sauropods.

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James Ronan Dinosaur Locomotion, Dinosaurs, Fossil Discoveries, Geology, Isle of Skye, Learning, Paleontology, Sauropod, Theropod, Tyrannosaurus Rex

Rare Middle Jurassic Dinosaur Footprints Discovered at Brothers’ Point, Isle of Skye

On the 2nd of April 2018 research was published by Palaeontologists from the University of Edinburgh, Staffin Museum and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Scottish Journal of Geology.

This research focused on the discovery and analysis of sauropod and theropod Dinosaur fossil footprints from the Mid Jurassic found in the Lealt Shale Formation at Rubha nam Brathairean (Brothers’ Point) on the Isle of Skye. This article will examine this discovery, the research that took place and what was found.

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James Ronan Dinosaurs, Fossil Discoveries, Geology, Learning, Mansourasaurus shahinae, Paleontology, Sauropod

Mansourasaurus Shahinae: A New Titanosaur Discovery in Egyptian Sahara

On the 29th of January a new species of sauropod Mansourasaurus shahinae was announced to have been discovered by palaeontologists in the Egyptian Desert. A surprising fossil find as North Africa is not well known for major dinosaur discoveries, this article will examine this fascinating dinosaur discovery and what the implications of this fossil find are for palaeontologists in the North of Africa.

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