New dinosaur species found in Utah sandstone

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 17:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new species of dinosaur has emerged from the rocks of southern Utah. Buried by a collapsing sand dune, perhaps 185 million years ago, the new dino was probably a plant eater and an early relative of the giant animals later known as sauropods. Dinosaur - Utah - Sauropoda - Paleontology - Earth Science

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