US EditionFossil X-ray reveals new species of baby dino named for iconic Korean cartoon
Doolysaurus huhmini is the first new dinosaur species in South Korea in 15 years, identified using micro-CT scans revealing rare skull fragments and gastroliths.
- Researchers identified a new dinosaur species, Doolysaurus huhmini, on South Korea's Aphae Island, marking the first new dinosaur species found in the country in 15 years.
- Scientists utilized micro-CT scanning to peer inside extremely hard rock, revealing preserved skull fragments and gastroliths previously hidden from view without damaging fragile bones.
- The juvenile dinosaur, estimated at two years old, was turkey-sized and likely covered in fuzzy filaments, classifying it as a thescelosaurid that lived roughly 113 million to 94 million years ago.
- Paleontologists named the genus Doolysaurus after a beloved Korean cartoon character, while the species name huhmini honors Min Huh, who founded Korea's dinosaur center and spent 30 years studying dinosaurs.
- This discovery illuminates early-diverging neornithischian diversity in East Asia, and researchers expect further exploration of Korean islands will yield additional species as numerous fossils remain hidden beneath the surface.
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Scientists Discovered a New Dinosaur Species in South Korea, and It’s Named After a Cartoon
According to a study published in the Fossil Record, paleontologists in South Korea have identified a new dinosaur species, the first of its kind ever found there. They did so using a rare partial skull and named the new species after a beloved Korean cartoon character. The Doolysaurus huhmini fossil was found on Aphae Island in the Ilseongsan Formation by a team that, from the sound of it, didn’t really have high hopes of finding much of anythi…
An international team of scientists has discovered a new species of dinosaur, whose youthful specimen has surprised the world for its unusual appearance: it was so small and fluffy that, according to experts, it might have looked like “a lamb.” According to ABC information, the finding corresponds to the breeding of a species named Doolysaurus, a biped dinosaur of similar size to that of a turkey that lived between 113 and 94 million years ago, …
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Adorable baby dinosaur so cute it’s named after Korean cartoon
The species honors one of South Korea’s most beloved characters, Dooly the Little Dinosaur.
A baby dinosaur hidden inside rock reveals a first-of-its-kind discovery at UT Austin
A baby dinosaur fossil hidden inside solid rock for nearly 100 million years is now rewriting South Korea’s fossil record. Revealed using advanced CT scans at the University of Texas at Austin, the discovery marks the first dinosaur skull fossil ever found in the country — and a major scientific first.
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