Science & Tech: Scientists discover 210
Scientists have discovered a 210-million-year-old dinosaur species named Musango matusadonaensis in Zimbabwe. The find suggests that southern Africa was home to diverse ecosystems during the Late Triassic period.
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This discovery challenges previous assumptions about dinosaur distribution and ecosystem uniformity in prehistoric southern Africa.
Science & Tech: Scientists discover 210-million-year-old din
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Scientists discover 210-million-year-old dinosaur in Zimbabwe
The discovery of the new species, named Musango matusadonaensis, is based on a skeleton excavated on the shores of Lake Kariba in northern Zimbabwe in 2018, and is the fifth dinosaur identified from the country, they said.
Scientists excavating a skeleton of a dinosaur in the Zambezi Valley in northern Zimbabwe. Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of a new dinosaur species, the fifth dinosaur identified from the country. (Photo by AFP)
JOHANNESBURG - A newly discovered dinosaur from Zimbabwe is offering fresh clues to how the animals diversified, suggesting they spread across distinct ecosystems in southern Africa, scientists said Wednesday.
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