New Armored Dinosaur Species Found In Utah Resembles Its Asian Cousins
Friday, 20 July 2018 () Paleontologists have discovered a new species of armored dinosaur in southern Utah with some interesting features that add evidence to a theory on how it got there, IFL Science reports. The ankylosaurid dinosaur has been named Akainacephalus johnsoni, and it was found in the Kaiparowits Formation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in Kane County by the University of Utah. A paper describing the finding was published in the journal PeerJ. Ankylosaurids are a group of four-legged herbivorous dinosaurs that packed both an armored skin and bony tail clubs. This particular dinosaur heralds from 76 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period, although the dinosaurs...
Friday, 20 July 2018 ()
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of armored dinosaur in southern Utah with some interesting features that add evidence to a theory on how it got there, IFL Science reports. The ankylosaurid dinosaur has been named Akainacephalus johnsoni, and it was found in the Kaiparowits Formation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in Kane County by the University of Utah. A paper describing the finding was published in the journal PeerJ. Ankylosaurids are a group of four-legged herbivorous dinosaurs that packed both an armored skin and bony tail clubs. This particular dinosaur heralds from 76 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period, although the dinosaurs...