Comments on: Introducing Aardonyx, the “Earth Claw”

By: Digging Up Dinosaurs in South Africa | Dinosaur Tracking

Digging Up Dinosaurs in South Africa | Dinosaur Tracking — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:03:36 +0000

[...] November of last year paleontologists working in South Africa announced the discovery of Aardonyx celestae, a sauropodomorph dinosaur which has helped scientists better understand the evolution of the [...]

By: Tawa hallae and the Making of Meat-Eating Dinosaurs | Dinosaur Tracking

Tawa hallae and the Making of Meat-Eating Dinosaurs | Dinosaur Tracking — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:45:27 +0000

[...] horned dinosaurs, ankylosaurs, and a few others) and the saurischians (the theropods and sauropodomorphs). Tawa was close to the origin of theropod dinosaurs, and by comparing it to other early dinosaurs [...]

By: A Mix-and-Match Dinosaur from Henry Francis' "Last Haunt of the Dinosaur" | Dinosaur Tracking

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:32:49 +0000

[...] small head like that of a sauropod. A case could be made that early sauropodomorph dinosaurs like Aardonyx would fit Francis’ description for body type if not dietary habits, but I am not feeling so [...]

By: Marcia Earth

Marcia Earth — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:07:45 +0000

It’s interesting how some dinosaurs started out as bipeds and some evolved into quadripeds, in contrast to mammalian evolution, in which some quadriped mammals evolved into bipeds (humans). What would have happened if these early dinosaurs had evolved in a different way, with their forearms/hands becoming more adept at precise manipulation, as with primates?

By: Zach Miller

Zach Miller — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:27:18 +0000

I’m surprised by how deep the tail is, and how robust the forelimbs are. Interesting animal–I’ve got a draft restoration sitting on my kitchen table that I’ll be finalizing before too long.