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Map showing the locality where Tarchia tumanovae was discovered: (a) map of Mongolia; (b) enlarged map of the dotted lined rectangle of A marked with the fossil locality; (c) photo of the excavation site; (d) quarry map showing bone location; (e-f) skeletal diagram of the specimen in dorsal (e) and left lateral (f) views (white bones represent recovered elements); (g) skeletal reconstruction with dermal armor. Abbreviations: 7os - Type 7 osteoderm; csr - caudosacral vertebra; dr - dorsal rib; dsr - dorsosacral vertebra; il - ilium; maj os - major osteoderm; ot - ossified tendon; sk - skull. Image credit: Park et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02273-4.

New Species of Armored Dinosaur Discovered

Nov 29, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered what they say is a new species of the ankylosaurid dinosaur genus Tarchia that lived during the Upper Cretaceous epoch...