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Paleontologists Find First Dinosaur Remains in Ireland | Paleontology – Sci-News.com
Paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of two Jurassic dinosaur species in Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland.
Paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of two Jurassic dinosaur species in Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland. These are the first dinosaur remains reported from anywhere in Ireland and some of the most westerly in Europe.
Scelidosaurus harrisonii. Image credit: John Sibbick.
This is a hugely significant discovery, said Dr. Mike Simms, a curator and paleontologist in the Department of Natural Sciences at National Museums Northern Ireland.
The great rarity of such fossils here is because most…
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