Science
Long neglected after landmark discovery, armored dinosaur finally gets its due – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post
The first thorough evaluation of its fossils finally gave Scelidosaurus its due – showing that it had a unique anatomy and determining its place on the dinosaur family tree.
When the bones of the early armored dinosaur Scelidosaurus were unearthed in 1858 in west Dorset, England, they comprised the first complete dinosaur skeleton ever identified.
But aside from cursory papers by pioneering British paleontologist Richard Owen in 1861 and 1863 that incompletely described its anatomy, Scelidosaurus was long neglected despite the landmark nature of its discovery.
That has now changed, with the first thorough evaluation of its fossils finally giving Scelidosaurus its …
-
Noosa News20 hours agoUnlawful wounding charges, Caloundra – Sunshine Coast
-
General21 hours agoCalifornia worker dead and hundreds arrested after cannabis farm raid
-
Business12 hours agoThis artificial intelligence (AI) and “Magnificent Seven” stock will be the next company to surpass a $3 trillion market cap by the end of 2025
-
General24 hours agoWallaroos fall to Black Ferns 37-12 in Wellington Test