Meet The New 'Sail-Backed' Dinosaur From Spain
Researchers describe a newly-discovered dinosaur with tall neural spines on its back that were possibly used to regulate body temperature or store fat during times when food was scarce.
The ranks of the prehistoric creatures that once roamed the Earth have grown again.
Publishing in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers describe a "sail-backed" dinosaur that used to live in modern-day Spain.
The recently-discovered species, Morelladon beltrani, was nearly 20 feet long and over 8 feet tall.
According to a summary of the findings, "The most conspicuous feature of this new, relatively gracile ornithopod is the presence of tall neural spines on dorsal vertebrae, which the authors
The ranks of the prehistoric creatures that once roamed the Earth have grown again.
Publishing in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers describe a "sail-backed" dinosaur that used to live in modern-day Spain.
The recently-discovered species, Morelladon beltrani, was nearly 20 feet long and over 8 feet tall.
According to a summary of the findings, "The most conspicuous feature of this new, relatively gracile ornithopod is the presence of tall neural spines on dorsal vertebrae, which the authors
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