New dinosaur discovered in Portugal

Researchers from the Evolutionary Biology Group of the UNED have participated in the discovery of a new species of herbivorous dinosaur in Portugal, a finding that promises to redefine the evolutionary map of Europe, as reported by the academic institution.The finding, published this Wednesday in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology, reveals that the diversity of European legal ecosystems was greater than was thought.The study is based on the …

The new dinosaur does not yet have a name, due to the “little material recovered”, but it is known that it will be between five and six meters long and must weigh about one ton.

An extraordinary discovery was made on a beach in the municipality of Torres Vedras, located on the west coast of Portugal. An amateur paleontologist came across a fossil that, as scientists have determined, represents a previously unknown species of dinosaur from the group of ornithischian iguanodons. The find sheds new light on the diversity of fauna from 150 million years ago.

It is to this day one of the best preserved dinosaurs ever found. Almost everything of the animal (the skin, the armor of scales that covers it, the tips along its flanks, its legs and even its face) has survived fossilization. Physically, imagine a huge tattoo higher on legs and the shorter muzzle [...]

Dinosaur fossils nearly 150 million years old had been discovered in Torres Vedras by amateur paleontologist José Joaquim dos Santos. Now the scientists have published the result of their study.

New dinosaur discovered in Portugal

A new species of Iguanodontian dinosaur, which inhabited Portugal almost 150 million years ago, has been discovered by researchers from the Faculty of Science...