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New insights into how dinosaurs weather mid-Cretaceous ecological change. A new study reveals how a newly discovered dinosaur species, named Iani smithi, provides crucial insights into significant ecological changes that transpired in North America around 100 million years ago. Living during the

The remarkable dinosaur Iani, measuring approximately 11.5 feet in length, roamed the region that encompasses present-day Utah; researchers marveled at the impeccably preserved skeleton, unraveling the narrative of this period in history

The newly discovered dinosaur, Iani smithi, lived during the climatic upheavals of the mid-Cretaceous era and might be the last of its lineage, replaced by duckbill dinosaurs. This dinosaur, found in Utah, represents a critical transitional period in dinosaur history, affected by rising CO2 levels,

The new findings offer insights into dinosaur population shifts during climate change.

A North Carolina paleontologist lead the team that uncovered and identified a new dinosaur species named Iani smithi.