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New species of dinosaur unearthed in Chile’s Atacama desert – Yahoo News Australia
Scientists found remains of the sauropod in rocks from what is today the Atacama desert.
An artist’s impression of the dinosaur whose remains scientists discovered in Chile
Scientists have identified a new species of dinosaur from parts of a skeleton found in northern Chile.
The creature’s remains were unearthed in the Atacama desert – the world’s driest – near the city of Copiapó.
Experts say the plant-eating titanosaur had a small head and long neck, and an unusually flat back.
Studies suggest the creature lived in what would then have been a lush landscape of flowering plants, ferns…
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