New Dicynodont Species from Tanzania Suggests Younger Age for Rocks Tied to Earliest Dinosaurs
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New Dicynodont Species from Tanzania Suggests Younger Age for Rocks Tied to Earliest Dinosaurs
Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient, distant mammal relative from two fossil specimens found decades apart in the Manda Beds of Tanzania. The post New Dicynodont Species from Tanzania Suggests Younger Age for Rocks Tied to Earliest Dinosaurs appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Time travel with surprise: A previously unknown dicynodont from Tanzania connects the famous manda layers with the same old fossils in South America. New age data from South America therefore suggests that Tanzania's oldest possible dinosaurs are no older than their South American counterparts. The find thus shifts an important point of reference for the early history of the dinosaurs. Bristol (England). The Manda layers in the [...] The post Ne…
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dicinodone from fossils found in Manda Beds, Tanzania. The discovery indicates that the rocks associated with some of the first fossils of dinosaurs may be younger than previously thought. Discovered of a new species in Manda Beds, Tanzania The new species, called Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda, lived about 240 million years ago, during the Triassic period. This herbivorous dicinodone, which has cha…
Science Writing, 16 Sep (EFE).- A new species of Dinodontosaurus found in Tanzania and dating back to 240 million years has been described by a team of researchers, after it was discovered more than 60 years ago, and could help redefine the chronology of early dinosaur evolution. Named [...] The entry Identifies a New Prehistoric Animal of 240 Million Years in Tanzania was first published in HolaNews.
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