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4 days agoResearchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur
A new Thai sauropod, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, was about 90 feet long and 30 tons, showing an evolutionary move toward later super-giant sauropods.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months agoNew species of dinosaur with eye-catching sail' discovered on Isle of Wight
But after comparing the preserved bones with a database of similar dinosaur back bones, it became clear the fossil was unique. Lockwood said: While the skeleton wasn't as complete as some of the others that have been found, no one had really taken a close look at these bones before unlike the others, this one had particularly long neural spines, which was very unusual.
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fromTime Out London
10 months agoThe Natural History Museum has a new 150 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton
This discovery of the Enigmacursor highlights the importance of rigorous taxonomic work, shedding light on the evolution of prehistoric creatures, which has often been misrepresented.
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