Scientists have named a new species of 78-million-year old tyrannosaur form what is now New Mexico (making it 10 million years older than T. rex). The new species measured roughly 9 meters (29.53 feet) long and was given a pretty awesome name in my opinion: Dynamoterror dynastes (meaning "powerful terror ruler.") Newly Discovered Tyrant Dinosaur Stalked Ancient New Mexico | Science | Smithsonian
I kid you not scientists in South America have just named Thanos simonattoi, a new species of abelisaurid dinosaur https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs...scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=ghbi20 This is truly one of the greatest discoveries of our time (FYI: the picture isn't of Thanos, but of another abelisaurid, Chenanisaurus. I added it so you all can get a general idea of what abelisaurids looked like)
On what basis are you saying that this dinosaur is "truly one of the greatest discoveries of our time"? There are lots of species of Abelisaurids already known, and relatively-speaking this one seems little different to previously-discovered species.
@Chlidonias I was making a bad joke (because I'm a Marvel fan and they named the new animal after the "Mad Titan" himself). Scientifically speaking Thanos is no more important than many other of the many prehistoric species that are known only from scant remains (i.e. not very important).
Marvel Dried Skimmed Milk ... What did the 'Mad Titan' do to turn the powdered milk into a super hero?
New species of 225 million-year-old non-sauropod sauropodomorph, Macrocollum itaquii, from Brazil: An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs New species of 110 million-year-old sauropod, Lavocatisaurus agrioensis, from Argentina: A new rebbachisaurid sauropod from the Aptian–Albian, Lower Cretaceous Rayoso Formation, Neuquén, Argentina - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica @Dassie rat I don't know, why?
Two new marsupial-like metatherian mammals that lived 43 million years ago. The two new species, Galatiadelphys minor and Orhaniyeia nauta, were apparently the top predators of their environment because carnivorans never reached their island. The island's inhabitants apparently went extinct when the island connected to what is now mainland Turkey, allowing new threats to move in. Eocene metatherians from Anatolia illuminate the assembly of an island fauna during Deep Time Deep-time evolution of animal life on islands @Dassie rat Interesting. I thought you were making one of those jokes where you ask a question and then some else responds something along the lines of "I don't know, why?" Followed by the answer being, which is the punchline. Clearly I was mistaken.
New species of 237 million-year-old dicynodont, Lisowicia bojani. What's noteworthy is its size. Prior to this animals description the largest known dicynodonts were cow-sized, but this new species was about as big as an Asian elephant. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/ancient-mammal-cousin-looked-cross-between-rhino-and-turtle
New species of 33-million-year old whale, Maiabalaena nesbittae. This new species lacked both teeth and baleen plates and was likely a suction feeder. The new species has helped to answer the question of how baleen evoked Oligocene-Epoch Whale Had Neither Teeth Nor Hair-Like Baleen | Paleontology | Sci-News.com Also, a new species of 95 million-year-old dog-sized ornithopod dinosaur, Weewarrasaurus pobeni, from what is now New South Wales, Australia. Ornithopod diversity in the Griman Creek Formation (Cenomanian), New South Wales, Australia
New species of 130 million-year-old titanosaur sauropod, Volgatitan simbirskiensis, from Russia. This is the oldest described titanosaur sauropod from the northern hemisphere. Russian scientists discover new giant herbivorous dinosaur Volgatitan
New species of 73-million-year-old ceratopsid, Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii, from Arizona. This new species was much smaller than its more famous cousin, the 30-foot-long Triceratops, as it only measured 11 feet long. New horned dinosaur species discovered in Arizona wows paleontologists
A new species of 200-million-year old ceratosaurian, Saltriovenator zanellai lived in what is now Italy. It measured 24 feet long and was one of the first "large" predatory dinosaurs. Meet Saltriovenator: Oldest Known Big Predatory Dinosaur - Dead Things Also I'm assuming that since this is Zoochat, the primary focus of this thread is suppose to be extant animals. So is it okay that I post dinosaur discoveries? I never asked, I kind of just started doing it. .
New species of 176-million-year old pterosaur, Klobiodon rochei, from Oxfordshire, England. (For the record, pterosaurs were NOT dinosaur, but rather a closely related group). Spectacular flying reptiles soared over Britain's tropical Jurassic past (Picture made by amazing paleoartist Mark Witton)
