Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
The 14 tail vertebrae and chevron bones suggest the giant sauropod crossed between North America and Europe during the Late Jurassic, researchers said.
- Paleontologists have identified the first confirmed Diplodocus fossils outside North America, discovered in the Castellar municipality of Teruel, Spain. The remains consist of 14 well-preserved tail vertebrae and several chevron bones.
- Dating back to around 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic, the specimen's presence in Iberia suggests dinosaurs migrated between North America and Europe using temporary land bridges across the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Stretching approximately 25 meters, the Spanish Diplodocus was comparable in size to its American relatives, confirming its classification as a giant sauropod of the Spanish Jurassic alongside species like Turiasaurus and Losillasaurus.
- Graduate student Sergio Fenollosa and Alberto Cobos, managing director of the Joint Paleontology Foundation Teruel-Dinópolis, detailed the findings in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, providing evidence for faunal exchange between continents.
- The remains are now on display at the Aragones Museum in Teruel, positioning the region as a reference point for understanding giant sauropod diversity, including Turiasaurus and Losillasaurus.
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Spanish scientists find first evidence of Diplodocus dinosaur in Europe
Sept 15 : Spanish paleontologists say they have found the first evidence that Diplodocus, the iconic long-necked dinosaur, once roamed Europe, according to research published on Tuesday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.Researchers from the Dinopolis Foundation in Teruel in eastern Spain recovered fo
The Joint Paleontological Foundation of Teruel-Dinópolis has made a finding of enormous relevance in the world of paleontology. Its researchers have found fossils of a sauropod dinosaur from the La Tejería site in the municipality of El Castellar (Teruel). Until now it was thought that the diplodocus, one of the most iconic dinosaurs that lived at the end ... Continue reading "Discover in Teruel the first diplodocus outside North America"
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