【】
The discovery itself was amazing.
A dinosaur was found in Canada around 110 million years after it died. National Geographic covered the accidental discovery in its June issue and created a 3-D rendering to show how well-preserved the dinosaur fossils were in an ancient river bank.
SEE ALSO:A terrifying crocodile relative, with teeth like a T. rex, may have taken on dinosaursThe discovery was back in 2011. Since then, researchers have determined the armored beast that weighed almost 3,000 pounds is a new species of nodosaur.
It's called Borealopelta markmitchelli, according to a study released Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
The new species, which once roamed what is now Alberta, Canada, is from the Early Cretaceous period. Only the front half of the dinosaur was found intact -- but it's still impressive to see the nodosaur from its face to its hip.
Credit: current biologyThe researchers gave it its name for the word "borealis" (Latin for "northern," because, well, Canada) and "pelta" (Greek for "shield," because of its shield-like armor). Markmitchellicomes from Royal Tyrrell Museum technician Mark Mitchell who spent thousands of hours working on the fossils and preparing them to preserve key features.
Mitchell told NatGeothat he put his "hands up in the air and cheered" when he heard what the new species was named.
Featured Video For You
You're closer to having a sustainable farm in your home than you might think
TopicsAnimals
相关文章
Visualizing July's astounding global temperature records
July set a rare temperature record during a year that is featuring off the charts warmth. The month2024-11-10'Dishonored 2' is Emily’s game, Corvo just plays there
Emily Kaldwin has changed quite a bit since the events of 2012’s Dishonored.The kidnapped, nea2024-11-10Explanation for damaged letter will make you grateful for email
LONDON -- Nobody likes to receive a letter that's both damaged and delayed, but when it's accompanie2024-11-10Man arrested for allegedly playing porn on a public billboard he 'hacked'
Hacking a billboard could land you trouble, but it's fair to say hacking a billboard thenstreaming p2024-11-10Carlos Beltran made a very interesting hair choice
Apparently the Texas Rangers' Carlos Beltran is taking hair advice from another Carlos in sports --2024-11-10Two Google publisher metrics suspended over missed deadline
In the wake of revelations that Facebook overestimated a key video metric for years, Google -- the o2024-11-10
最新评论