New Hateg Basin Sauropods Taxa Identified by Researchers

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New Hateg Basin Sauropods Taxa Identified by Researchers

Two new species of Hateg Basin sauropods have been identified.  Their fossils come from the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the Hateg Basin in western Romania.  The discovery of these new taxa can help palaeontologists to better understand dinosaur populations across the planet prior to the end-Cretaceous extinction event. The study led by Verónica Díez Díaz from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Germany) demonstrates how important Europe’s fossils…