Student expedition leads to discovery of a large vertebra belonging to an Alamosaurus.
The most complete specimen of Eucyon ever found in Europe, was discovered in the province of Cuneo, Italy.
Along with the fossils, paleolithic tools were also found at the site, indicating that early humans lived with these giant elephants and perhaps hunted them.
Commercial collectors have discovered 2.4 times more T. rex fossils than public institutions since the early 1990s.
Researchers used ancient protein analysis to identify the fossil.
The fossil find includes at least 19 individuals of the species Buettnererpeton bakeri, which were as large as adult alligators.
‘This specimen reflects that iguanodonts had a much greater diversity than previously thought,’ said Bruno Silva of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue preservation.
The fetus, measuring around 50 centimeters, was positioned in a way that indicates it was in the final stages of prenatal development, suggesting it was possibly ready to be born.
The femur shows distinctive traits observed exclusively in ceratopsians, confirming their existence in the Middle Jurassic.
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