Rare Dinosaur Discovery Could Be Portugal's Most Complete Ever
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The specimen, belonging to the rare group of ankylossaures and about 2.50 meters in length, is practically intact and articulated from the skull to the tail, and is expected to be extracted at the site in a single block
The team has been carrying out excavations in the cliffs of the municipality of Torres Vedras since June, around what may be the most complete dinosaur ever found in Portugal.
Rare dinosaur discovery could be Portugal's most complete ever
Palaeontologists excavating cliffs near Torres Vedras believe they have uncovered what could be the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Portugal, in a discovery they describe as exceptionally rare The post Rare dinosaur discovery could be Portugal’s most complete ever appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Bony plates, spikes, and a nearly complete skeleton emerge from the cliffs of Torres Vedras in what could be a rare discovery in European paleontology. The fossil, attributed to an ankylosaur from the Upper Jurassic, is exceptionally well-preserved. The team of paleontologists believes the find may be the most complete dinosaur ever discovered in Portugal.
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