Largest dinosaur fossil in Europe discovered by chance by a landowner in Portugal
Sometimes, doing yard work is very conducive to science.
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Sauropod fossil is approximately 25 metres long, 12 metres high
Uniindia: Lisbon, Aug 27 (UNI) Fossilized bones from a backyard of a Portugal home have now been identified as the skeleton of an 82-foot-long dinosaur — possibly the largest ever found in Europe, according to a press release.
Researchers believe vertebrae and ribs indicate a brachiosaurid sauropod 25 metres long and 12 metres high
LISBON, Aug 27: Fossilized bones from a backyard of a Portugal home have now been identified as the skeleton of an 82-foot-long dinosaur possibly the largest ever found in Europe, according to a press release. The American Association for the Advancement of Science said in the release that paleontologists from Portugal and Spain who have been working at the site since 2017 have now said the bones could be those of a sauropod dinosaur measuring 39 feet in height and […]