New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Unearthed in Romania
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of duck-billed dinosaur, Kryptohadros kallaiae, from fossils found in Romania's Hațeg Basin. The discovery clarifies that two closely related species inhabited the region during the Late Cretaceous period, correcting a century-old misidentification.
Why it matters
This discovery provides new insights into the evolutionary history and biodiversity of island-dwelling dinosaurs in prehistoric Europe.
An international team of paleontologists from Romania, Hungary and Italy has identified a new genus and species of herbivorous, duck-billed dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in the Hațeg Basin, a bowl-shaped depression in the Carpathians of present-day Romania.
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