Four dinosaur species found in Chilean valley for first time: study

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Fossils of megaraptors, a carnivorous dinosaur that inhabited parts of South America during the Cretaceous period, were found in sizes up to 10 meters long. Researchers in Switzerland have used a laser aimed at the sky from atop Mount Santis to divert lightning strikes.

Published 3 months ago · Santiago, Chile

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News18 India

Remains of Four Dinosaur Species Found in Chile for First Time: Report

The fossils were found in Cerro Guido, in southern Chile's Las Chinas valley near the border with Argentina, and taken to a laboratory in 2021

3 months ago·India

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Reuters

Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile's Patagonia

Scientists in Chile's Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have dominated the area's food chain before their mass extinction.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Remains Of Four Dinosaur Species Found In Chile For First Time: Report

Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia that has emerged over the past decade as an important fossil deposit, researchers said Wednesday. The fossils were found in Cerro Guido, in southern Chile's Las Chinas valley near the border with Argentina, and taken to a laboratory in 2021. The researchers said they belong to dinosaurs that have not previously b…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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RTÉ

Four dinosaur species found in Chilean valley

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New York Post

Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile’s Patagonia

Fossils of megaraptors, a carnivorous dinosaur that inhabited parts of South America during the Cretaceous period some 70 million years ago, were found in sizes up to 10 meters long, according to the Journal of South American Earth Sciences.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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