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Two new spinosaurids from Europe

Oct 07, 202149 minEp. 358
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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sarahsaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sarahsaurus-Episode-358/

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Dinosaur of the day Sarahsaurus, a ground sloth like sauropodomorph from the Early Jurassic.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • Two new spinosaurids, Riparovenator & Ceratosuchops, were found on the Isle of Wight in the UK
  • The new chasmosaurine ceratopsian, Sierraceratops, was found in New Mexico
  • Another new dinosaur, Nevadadromeus, was a bipedal herbivore from Nevada, but hasn't been officially published yet
  • The Shandong Museum announced that they're going to have a Cretaceous dinosaur exhibition by the end of the year
  • The Ubirajara paper has been officially withdrawn by the publisher citing "concerns regarding permissions for specimen export"


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