New species of bizarre, bipedal, toothless crocodile relative from the Triassic discovered in Ghost Ranch

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New species of bizarre, bipedal, toothless crocodile relative from the Triassic discovered in Ghost Ranch

Unearthed in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, Labrujasuchus expectatus—the ‘Witch Croc’—highlights the weirdness of life at the dawn of the dinosaurs and the legacy and ongoing discoveries at an iconic site 20 years into excavation In the Triassic, the modern animals we know were just beginning to diversify into a menagerie of forms and body plans […]

Discovery of Mbiresaurus gives birth to new theory on dinosaurs in Supercontinent Pangea

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Discovery of Mbiresaurus gives birth to new theory on dinosaurs in Supercontinent Pangea

The discovery of Mbiresaurus in Zimbabwe has led the group of researchers to propose a new theory on dinosaur migration, as Africa was once part of the supercontinent called Pangea. The climate across ancient Pangea continent is thought to have been divided into strong humid and arid latitudinal belts, with more temperate belts spanning higher […]