Missouri dig site is home to at least 4 rare dinosaurs, and there could be more

Missouri dig site is home to at least 4 rare dinosaurs, and there could be more

(CNN) -- The first tracings of dinosaurs in Missouri were found in the 1940s on the Chronister family's property when they were digging a well. In October, nearly 60 years

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By Sherry Liang, CNNThe first tracings of dinosaurs in Missouri were found in the 1940s on the Chronister family’s property when they were digging a well. In October, nearly 60 years later, another set of fossils from the same species were uncovered about 50 feet (15 meters) away.After comparing and matching the tail vertebrates of these discoveries, paleontologists described them as “relatively primitive” duck-billed dinosaurs.The specimen of t…

Missouri dig site is home to at least 4 rare dinosaurs, and there could be more

By Sherry Liang, CNNThe first tracings of dinosaurs in Missouri were found in the 1940s on the Chronister family’s property when they were digging a well. In October, nearly 60 years later, another set of fossils from the same species were uncovered about 50 feet (15 meters) away.After comparing and matching the tail vertebrates of these discoveries, paleontologists described them as “relatively primitive” duck-billed dinosaurs.The specimen of t…

Missouri dig site is home to at least 4 rare dinosaurs, and there could be more

Fossils from Missouri's state dinosaur, the duck-billed Parrosaurus missouriensis, were uncovered in October. The dig site could have more to offer.

Missouri dig site is home to at least 4 rare dinosaurs, and there could be more

The first tracings of dinosaurs in Missouri were found in the 1940s on the Chronister family's property when they were digging a well. In October, nearly 60 years later, another set of fossils from the same species were uncovered about…