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Oldest titanosaur unearthed in Argentina – The West Australian
Scientists in Argentina have discovered the oldest known titanosaur species, Ninjatitan zapatai, that lived 140 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period.
Scientists have unearthed in Argentina’s Patagonian wilderness fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group that includes the largest land animals in Earth’s history.
Researchers said on Monday the fossils represent a titanosaur species named Ninjatitan zapatai that lived 140 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period.
They identified Ninjatitan as a member of the long-necked plant-eating group that walked on pillar-like all fours.
The dinosaur’s incomplete skeletal remains…
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