A new, spectacularly decorated dinosaur has been named after Montana, and it’s part of a rapidly evolving story that shows strong region-specific evolution in this group of giant herbivores. Called Lokiceratops rangiformis by Mark Loewen and colleagues in the open access journal PeerJthe new dinosaur is a ceratopsid – a four-legged, horned herbivore that resembles … Read more
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a new genus and species of unenlagiine dinosaur. Called Diuqin lechiguanaeit fills a significant gap in the fossil record of these theropod dinosaurs. Life reconstruction of Diuqin lechiguanae. Image credit: Porfiri et al., doi: 10.1186/s12862-024-02247-w. Diuqin lechiguanae roamed our planet during the Santonian era of the Cretaceous, between 86 and … Read more
A PROFESSOR has discovered a new species of dinosaur that is 210 million years old. Kimi Chapelle, from Long Island, made the historic discovery in Zimbabwe – the fourth discovery ever in the southern African country. Long Island professor Kimi Chapelle is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in ZimbabweCredit: Stony Brook … Read more
Human interest By means of Alex Mitchell Published June 7, 2024, 4:41 PM ET Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role … Read more
Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role in finding fossils of this long-necked herbivore, called a sauropodomorph dinosaur, which inhabited the … Read more
Image source, Mathew Sherman Image caption, Mr. Cooper’s discovery was reassembled in New York 1 hour ago The first stegosaurus skeleton to go under the hammer will fetch millions of dollars in New York. But the extraordinary discovery was made by chance, thousands of miles away to the west, during one man’s birthday walk, writes … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! Right metatarsal bone of Koleken inakayali MPEF-PV 10826. In (a) proximal, (b) anterior, (c) posterior, (d) medial, (e) lateral, and (f) distal views. bu, bulge; clp, collateral ligament pit; Dt-III, distal tarsal III; ef, extensor fossa; gs, scar in front of the … Read more
Right metatarsal bone of Koleken inakayali MPEF-PV 10826. In (a) proximal, (b) anterior, (c) posterior, (d) medial, (e) lateral, and (f) distal views. bu, bulge; clp, collateral ligament pit; Dt-III, distal tarsal III; ef, extensor fossa; gs, scar in front of the gastrocnemius muscle; is, intercondylar sulcus; Mt-I/IV, metatarsal I to IV; r, ridge. Scale … Read more