Uruguay Discovers ‘Protective Mesetasaurus’, a Dinosaur that Lived 80 Million Years Ago
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The fossils were recovered from the Guichón Formation, in the vicinity of the Artigas Plateau.What was the titanosaur that inhabited the north of Uruguayan territory 80 million years ago.
According to researchers, the 'Protective Mesetasaurus' belonged to the type of titanosaurs, long-necked herbivores.
A team of paleontologists from the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of the Republic discovered and formally described a new species of dinosaur that inhabited the current national territory eighty million years ago. The species, scientifically named as Protective Mesetasaurus, was presented at a press conference following the publication of the research in the prestigious specialized journal Ameghinia…
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