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Comprehensive Dinosaur stats Henderson, D.M. (2026). "200 years of dinosaur discoveries " doi: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21351

As of 2025 ... there are 1,259 reliably known dinosaur species:

428 Ornithischians

366 Sauropodomorphs

465 Theropods

Catch 'em all?

Big, big new double-episode of the #Dinosaurs Lately #podcast bringing you up to date on the latest news about Avialans blog: https://dinosaurslately.blogspot.com/2026/03/episode-9-avialans.html Ft. the music of @snalerock

Oh yeah, and #Chromeornis funkyi is a new dinosaur named after Canadian, Montreal-based synth-pop band @chromeo !! – it gets jealous, but it’s too cool to admit it!

A new hadrosaurid dinosaur from the late Maastrichtian Phosphates of Morocco provides evidence for an African radiation of lambeosaurines Longrich, N.R., et al. (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.05.006

First occurrence of the duck-billed dinosaur tribe Lambeosaurini (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) in South China. Wang, D. et al., (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2454652

The first discovery of Stromatoolithus pinglingensis in the Ganzhou Basin and a revision of Paraspheroolithus porcarboris." Historical Biology Qiu, W., et al., (2025) doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2581783

Edmontosaurus from the Rocky Mountain foothills, Alberta, and its chronostratigraphic position in the Late Cretaceous Brazeau Formation and correlative units in western Canada. van der Reest, A.J., et al. (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2023-0001

Duck-billed dinosaur fleshy midline and hooves reveal terrestrial clay-template 'mummification' Sereno, P.C., et al., (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adw3536 DiPiazzo, Christopher (November 2025). Edmontosaurus: Beast of the Week. In Prehistoric Beast of the Week [blog]. Accessed Jan. 25, 2026. https://prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blogspot.com/2013/08/anatotitan-prehistoric-animal-of-week.html

Re-evaluation of a soft crested Edmontosaurin, with implications for hadrosaurid life appearance and diversity. Sharpe, H.S., et al., (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70098

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The latest Dinosaurs Lately podcast https://dinosaurslately.blogspot.com/2026/01/episode-8-hadrosauroids-winter-2026.html targeting Hadrosauroids is out, trying to catch you up on everything that’s been published on them … lately.

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A reassessment of the historical fossil findings from Bahia State (Northeast Brazil) reveals a diversified dinosaur fauna in the Lower Cretaceous of South America Bandeira, K.L.N. et al. (2024). doi: 10.1080/08912963.2024.2318406

Neonatal state and degree of necessity for parental care in Maiasaura based on inferred neonatal metabolic rates. Bert, H., et al. (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06282-5

First Population Analysis in Hadrosauroid dinosaurs (Ornithopoda: Iguanodontia: Hadrosauroidea). Javier, J.M.F., et al. (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eve.2025.100072

Inside a duck-billed dinosaur: Vertebral bone microstructure of Huallasaurus (Hadrosauridae), Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia. Aureliano, T., et al. (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70040

Disparate feeding mechanics between two hadrosaurid dinosaurs support the potential for resource partitioning. Dudgeon, T.W., et al. (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.0921

A new saurolophine hadrosaurid (Ornithischia: Hadrosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Hunter Wash Member, Kirtland Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Dalman, S.G., et al. (2025). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396005330_A_new_saurolophine_hadrosaurid_Ornithischia_Hadrosauridae_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_Campanian_Hunter_Wash_Member_Kirtland_Formation_San_Juan_Basin_New_Mexico

The Holotypes of Patagonichornis venetiorum Casamiquela 1996 and Tridigitichnus inopinatus Casamiquela 1996 Vertebrate Ichnotaxa (Late Cretaceous, Patagonia): History and Patrimonial Significance. Díaz-Martínez, I., et al, (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-025-01211-4

Deciphering causes and behaviors: A recurrent pattern of tail injuries in hadrosaurid dinosaurs. Bertozzo, F. et al., (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113739

The latest episode of Dinosaurs Lately is out for Christmas ! Episode 7 - Sauropodomorphs (Winter 2025) is available for download or streaming at Podbean: https://jurassickparkcast.podbean.com/e/dinosaurs-lately-sauropodomorphs-winter-2025/ and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6pZZc9OT0s

Lísie V S Damke et al. (2024). “New specimens of Saturnalia tupiniquim (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha): insights into intraspecific variation, rostral anatomy, and skull size.” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae156

#Saturnalia

David M Lovelace et al. (2025). "Rethinking dinosaur origins: oldest known equatorial dinosaur-bearing assemblage (mid-late Carnian Popo Agie FM, Wyoming, USA)," Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae153

#Ahvaytum #bahndooiveche

Hechenleitner, E.M., et al. (2025) A long-necked early dinosaur from a newly discovered Upper Triassic basin in the Andes. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09634-3

#Huayracursor #jaguensis

Samantha L. Beeston, et al. (2025). “New information on Late Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaurs provides support for the independent acquisition of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in avemetatarsalian lineages.” Journal of Anatomy https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.70045

#sauropodomorph

Claire Peyre de Fabrègues,et al. (2025). “Leyesaurus marayensis (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from Northwestern Argentina: an update.” Ameghiniana https://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/127

#leyesaurus #marayensis

Thomas Filek et al. (2025). “Tail of defence: an almost complete tail skeleton of Plateosaurus reveals possible defence strategies.” Royal Society Open Science https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250325

#plateosaurus #trossingensis

Sina F. J. Dupuis, et al. (2025). “Osteology and histology of a Plateosaurus trossingensis from the Upper Triassic of Switzerland with an advanced chronic pathology.” Swiss Journal of Palaeontology https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13358-025-00368-3 #plateosaurus #trossingensis

Michael W. Maisch et al. (2024). Neubewertung von "Plateosaurus" ornatus von Huene, 1908 - ein früher Ornithischier aus dem Rhätbonebed? [Annual Report of the Society for Natural History in Württemberg] #plateosaurus #ornatus

Rémi Lefebvre et al. (2025). Evolution of the sauropodomorph astragalus: relationships with the emergence of the sauropod bauplan and weight-bearing function, and critical appraisal of evolutionary rate estimation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/204/4/zlaf077/8224426

André O Fonseca et al. (2025). “Osteology of the appendicular skeleton of #Macrocollum #itaquii sheds light on early dinosaur wrist evolution.” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/205/1/zlaf100/8248636

Alessandro Lania et al. (2025) Craniomandibular osteology of a new massopodan sauropodomorph from the Late Triassic (latest Norian) of Canton Aargau, Switzerland Swiss Journal of Palaeontology https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13358-025-00373-6

Xiang-Yuan Chen, et al. (2025). “A new species of Xingxiulong from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng formation of Yunnan Province, China.” Historical Biology https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2025.2458130 #Xingxiulong #yueorum

Ya-Ming Wang, et al. (2025). “A new Early Jurassic dinosaur represents the earliest-diverging and oldest sauropodomorph of East Asia.” Scientific Reports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-12185-2 #wudingloon #wui

Paul M Barrett et al. (2024). “A brief history of #Massospondylus: its discovery, historical taxonomy and redescription of the original syntype series.” Palaeontologia africanahttps://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/items/ac85b6f0-23a8-4fa7-a1a2-878f3ee610ff #carinatus

Ethan D. Mooney, et al. (2025) Massospondylus embryos and hatchling provide new insights into early sauropodomorph ontogeny Swiss Journal of Palaeontology https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13358-025-00382-5

Han, F., et al. (2023). Exceptional Early Jurassic fossils with leathery eggs shed light on dinosaur reproductive biology. National Science Review doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwad258 #Qianlong #shouhu

Qian-Nan Zhang, et al. (2024). “The largest sauropodomorph skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of China.” PeerJ https://peerj.com/articles/18629/

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Kiyacursor longipes, an Early Cretaceous noasaurid discovered in Russia, and named 2024.