China volcanic eruption discovers 125 million-year-old dinosaur - haveeruonline

A new kind of burrowing dinosaur was found in the Lu Jiatun Bed, the oldest floor of the famous Xian layer in northeastern China. According to the press release. Scientists believe they were trapped in a volcanic eruption while resting at the bottom of the cave.

Pascal Gode Freud, a paleontologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, said: “These animals were quickly covered with microscopic sediments during life and shortly after death.”

The scientist said the effect would be very similar to what happened in Pompeii. According to the press release, the new species was named Changmiania liaoningensis. Changmian means “eternal sleep” in Chinese.

Scientists deduce that ornithopods lived in the Cretaceous Period and were small herbivores that could run very quickly, depending on the length of the tail and the composition of the legs. It was about 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) long.

“However, certain characteristics of the skeleton suggest that the spear mia can be burrowed like a rabbit today,” Godefroit said.

“The neck and forearm are very short, but they are sturdy, the scapula excavates the spine, and the upper part of the snout is shovel-shaped.

A complete study of their findings PeerJ Scientific Journal.

Devoted web lover. Food expert. Hardcore twitter maven. Thinker. Freelance organizer. Social media enthusiast. Creator. Beer buff.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmhhdmVlcnUuY29tLm12L2NoaW5hLXZvbGNhbmljLWVydXB0aW9uLWRpc2NvdmVycy0xMjUtbWlsbGlvbi15ZWFyLW9sZC1kaW5vc2F1ci_SAQA?oc=5

2020-09-20 23:20:18Z
CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmhhdmVlcnUuY29tLm12L2NoaW5hLXZvbGNhbmljLWVydXB0aW9uLWRpc2NvdmVycy0xMjUtbWlsbGlvbi15ZWFyLW9sZC1kaW5vc2F1ci_SAQA