Scientists Discover the First Diplodocus Ever Found Outside North America
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The process that has taken two decades of research up to here, when the Dinópolis Foundation has for the first time identified remains of the iconic dinosaur outside North AmericaTeruel discovers the first Diplodocus found outside North America It all started with the warning of a neighbor of El Castellar in 2008. Among the rocks of the site of La Tejería appeared some bones that the team of the Joint Paleontological Foundation of Teruel-Dinópol…
North America loses its monopoly on dinosaur fossils; fourteen tail vertebrae just turned up in Spain and experts have identified it as Diplodocus
A significant paleontological breakthrough has occurred in Spain, where researchers have identified the first confirmed Diplodocus fossils beyond North America. Found in Teruel, these tail vertebrae date back around 150 million years. The discovery implies that during the Late Jurassic era, declining sea levels could have permitted dinosaurs to migrate between continents.
Scientists discover the first diplodocus ever found outside North America
A 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossil from Spain has been identified as the first confirmed Diplodocus ever found outside North America. The giant sauropod measured about 25 meters long and was preserved well enough for researchers to match distinctive features in its tail bones to the famous genus. Its unexpected appearance in Europe suggests dinosaurs were moving between the continents during the Late Jurassic, possibly across temporary land …
Fossils of a Diplodocus that may have measured about 25 meters have been identified in eastern Spain, in an unprecedented discovery in Europe. It is the first confirmation of the presence of the famous long-necked dinosaur outside the western United States.
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