New species of dinosaur found in eastern Utah rock

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 17:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

(AP) -- Fossils of a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur have been found in slabs of Utah sandstone that were so hard that explosives had to be used to free some of the remains, scientists said Tuesday. The bones found at Dinosaur National Monument belonged to a type of sauropod - long-necked plant-eaters that were said to be the largest animal ever to roam land.

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