US EditionNew Species of 'Mystery' Dinosaur Unveiled at the Natural History Museum
- The newly identified dinosaur species Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae went on permanent display on June 26, 2025, at London's Natural History Museum Earth Hall.
- Researchers Susannah Maidment and Paul Barrett discovered the specimen between 2021 and 2022 in the Morrison Formation, a well-studied Late Jurassic site in the western US known for large dinosaur fossils.
- Enigmacursor was a small, two-legged herbivore roughly one meter long with long limbs and small forearms likely used to bring food to its mouth, and it probably lived alongside giants like Diplodocus and Stegosaurus.
- Maidment noted the specimen was probably a teenager, possibly sexually mature but not fully grown yet, while David Norman described Enigmacursor as a rare small dinosaur in the lower food chain of its era.
- The discovery enhances understanding of early herbivorous dinosaur evolution and suggests many smaller dinosaur species likely remain undiscovered in the Morrison Formation despite past focus on larger dinosaurs.
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New species of 'mystery' dinosaur unveiled at the Natural History Museum
A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, is the most complete named specimen of its kind and is now on permanent display at the Natural History Museum.
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The Natural History Museum in London has unveiled the latest species of dinosaur to be officially identified: Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a small, plant-eating dinosaur the size of a dog that lived during the late Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago.
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