'Earth Claw': New Species Of Vegetarian Dinosaur Close To Common Ancestor Of Gigantic Sauropods
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 21:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new species of dinosaur from the early Jurassic period, approximately 195 million years old, has been discovered in South Africa. Dubbed Aardonyx ("Earth Claw"), the seven-meter-long vegetarian dinosaur gives paleontologists a glimpse into the evolution of giant sauropods that once roamed the prehistoric world.