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Bones reveal a new dinosaur unearthed. – AFP
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Paleontologists in Spain unearthed part of the skeleton of a dinosaur previously unknown to have a high and similar to a candle in the back appendix, according to a report published yesterday.
The new dinosaur called Morelladon beltrani, Iguanodon is a member of the group and lived about 125 million years ago, the study published in the journal PLoS ONE said.
The animal had a medium size for a dinosaur of the time : about six meters long and 2.5 meters high
The “most striking feature” is the presence of high spines on its back, it must have been like a candle and probably helped. regulate body temperature, or to accumulate fat in times of scarcity.
Specimen pelvic and back bones and teeth 14, only one of them was found complete.
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