Dinosaur First Unearthed in US Discovered in Europe for First Time
Researchers identified 14 tail bones as Diplodocus sp., and evolutionary analyses placed the specimen within the genus despite limited remains.
- Paleontologists in Spain discovered 14 tail vertebrae from a Diplodocus near Castellar, marking the first time this iconic genus has been found outside North America.
- Excavations in 2014 and 2015 recovered the fossils, which researchers date to around 150 million years ago at the end of the Jurassic Period.
- Researchers coded 23 features into a dataset of 489 characters, with lead author Sergio Fenollosa confirming the specimen is a member of the Diplodocus genus.
- Migration between North America and Europe occurred during the Late Jurassic as the North Atlantic Ocean regressed, providing evidence that dinosaurs crossed temporary land bridges.
- Teruel has become a reference site for understanding the "complex and diverse" ecosystems of the Iberian Mesozoic, where fossils are now displayed at Dinopolis, says managing director Alberto Cobos.
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A complete fossil of the iconic Diplodocus, synonymous with the Morrison Formation in the western United States, has been discovered in Europe for the first time. The approximately 150-million-year-old remains, unearthed during excavations in Teruel, Spain, provide crucial evidence that dinosaurs moved between North America and Europe during the Late Jurassic period. Here are the details...
Researchers from the Dinópolis Foundation have identified in El Castelar, a town in the province of Teruel, the remains of the first Diplodocus, found outside of North America. This dinosaur was a herbivore who lived 150 million years ago, rewriting with this finding, all that was known about the geographical distribution of these species. This is explained by the scientific communicator Jorge Mayor, who has highlighted the importance of the Ibe…
The famous Diplodocus had never been found outside North America. Spanish paleontologists have just identified it in Teruel, starting from 150 million-year-old vertebrae.
This finding shows that these dinosaurs arrived in Europe thanks to dirt roads connecting the two continents The post They find in Teruel the first diplodocus outside of America first appeared on Junior Report.
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