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Discovery of a small armored dinosaur
found in Argentina
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in the Patagonia region at the southern tip of South America. Covering the area of two countries, Argentina and Chile, is a land that has been continuously archaeological excavations. And discovering fossils or fossils is as exciting as any other region in the world.
Recently, a team of paleontologists in Argentina released the results of the study.
Cretaceous dinosaurs that have been unearthed over the past 10 years near a dam in the state of Rio Negro, at the northern end of the Patagonian region.
in Argentina
This dinosaur was named Jakapil kaniukura. Its fossil consists of a partial skeleton with 15 leaf-shaped fragments.
similar to iguana teeth
A team of paleontologists revealed that Jakapil kaniukura was up to 1.5 meters long and weighed 4-7 kilograms, similar to a typical domestic cat.
arranged as part
of the dinosaurs of the Triophorans
(Thyreophorans) with members such as the dinosaur Stegosaurus (Stego saurus) with a bony back and a sharp tail.
including Ankylosaurus
(Ankylosaurus) with an armored tank-like body and a mace-like tail.
Paleontologists say the discovery of Jakapil kaniukura is considered the discovery of dinosaurs. Small armored armor that had never been known before. in the south of Argentina It is believed that this dinosaur may have roamed the sweltering landscape some 100 million years ago.
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