Dinosaur discovered on Karst "Tethyshadros"

December 13, 2009 by
Filed under Archaeology , Discoveries

A new dinosaur - 'Tethyshadros insularis' its scientific name - and' was discovered in the archaeological site of Fisherman's Village, in Trieste. The discovery, in rocks 70 million years ago, 'was presented today in Trieste by paleontologist Fabio Dalla Vecchia.
This is a vegetarian dinosaur about four meters long, which belongs to the group of adrosauroidei and was more 'primitive characteristic of the dinosaurs' duck-billed' North America and Asia.
Tethyshadros and 'in excellent condition and is' one of the most' complete medium and large sized dinosaurs ever found in Europe. It 's been said that living in a' relatively small island located in the western Tethys Ocean between Africa and the North European continental land mass in a time when Europe was an archipelago located in subtropical latitudes.
Source: Reuters

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