Dinosaur fossils from China help researchers describe new 'Titan'

Date:

January 29, 2014

Source:

University of Pennsylvania

Summary:

Paleontologists have characterized a new dinosaur based on fossil remains found in northwestern China. The species, a plant-eating sauropod named Yongjinglong datangi, roamed during the Early Cretaceous period, more than 100 million years ago. This sauropod belonged to a group known as Titanosauria, members of which were among the largest living creatures to ever walk the earth.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129184853.htm

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Triassic-age 'swamp monster': Rare female phytosaur skull found in West Texas more than 200 million years old

Date:

January 29, 2014

Source:

Texas Tech University

Summary:

In the dangerous waters of an ancient oxbow lake created by a flooded and unnamed meandering river, the female phytosaur died and sank to the bottom 205 million years ago. About 40 yards away the remains of a larger male also came to rest, and both disappeared in a tomb of soil and sediment. Evidence for the cause of their deaths and the rest of their bodies have vanished with time, but their skulls remained. After careful research, a paleontologist says he and others have discovered a new species of the Triassic-age monster in the wilds of West Texas.

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