New abelisaur dinosaur species (Guemesia ochoai) discovered in Argentina

[Jaimin013]

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-armless-abelisaur-dinosaur-species-argentina.html

 

https://www.livescience.com/new-armless-carnivorous-dinosaur

Edited February 18, 2022 by Jaimin013

[IsaacTheFossilMan]

Oh wow, that's amazing! I love Abelisauridae, they're always so fascinating.

 

Quoting the second article:

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that belonged to an "armless," tiny-brained carnivore

 

Awww, come on man! 70 million years of surviving in the rock to be belittled by some scientists!  

[Jaimin013]

On 2/19/2022 at 10:45 AM, IsaacTheFossilMan said:

Oh wow, that's amazing! I love Abelisauridae, they're always so fascinating.

 

Quoting the second article:

 

Awww, come on man! 70 million years of surviving in the rock to be belittled by some scientists!  

Rather clickbait title of the news post. Not really armless

[EthanR]

Argentina paleontologists has uncovered the skull of an "unusual" and "armless", carnivore dinosaur (though I can see tiny little arms). It's a new type of abelisaurid that lived in a wide range of ecosystems. As stated by a Journal, the specimen shows plesiomorphic features for abelisaurids, including a thin skull roof, absence of skull projections like horns or bulges, and low and narrow parietal eminence that lie at the same level as the sagittal crest. The skull, named as Guemesia ochoai, was 70% smaller than most abelisaurids.

 

 

Source of info: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/armless-dinosaur-guemesia-ochoai-argentina-b2019442.html

[Fossildude19]

Topics Merged.

[EthanR]

@Fossildude19 Thank you for the shift to the correct head.