They discover in Teruel the first diplodocus found in Europe
The specimen dates from about 150 million years ago and is the first evidence of the species outside of North America
BarcelonaThe remains of the first diplodocus in Europe have been found in Teruel. They were discovered by a team from the Teruel-Din贸polis Paleontological Joint Foundation at the La Tejer铆a site, according to research published this Tuesday in the journal Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The specimen, which dates back about 150 million years, is the first intercontinental evidence of the species, as these are the first remains of this prehistoric giant found outside of North America. In total, the archaeologists have found 14 exceptionally well-preserved tail vertebrae and several tail bones.
Osteological and phylogenetic analyses of the remains place the specimen "consistently" within the genus Diplodocus, as reported by the Teruel-Din贸polis Paleontological Joint Foundation. Another conclusion derived from the research is that this discovery is one of the "most solid proofs of episodes of dispersal and exchange" of fauna between Europe and America across the proto-Atlantic Ocean during the Late Jurassic.
