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Moroccan dinosaur's fearsome tail spikes evolved much earlier than we thought—new discovery

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In the heart of the Middle Atlas Mountains in central Morocco, a global team of paleontologists and geologists has discovered new remains of a very unusual dinosaur. It belonged to the group called ankylosaurs, plant eaters whose bodies were covered in bony plates.

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Event. An international team of paleontologists revealed the discovery of new fossilized remains of Spicomellus afer in the Moroccan Middle Atlas. These bones, dating back 165 million years, confirm that it is the oldest specimen of ankylosaur (coastal dinosaurus) ever discovered, repelling the appearance of their defence mechanisms of several million years. According to the platform [...]

·Rabat, Morocco
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Article19 broke the news in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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