Scientists Confirm Existence Of Dwarf Dinosaurs
Posted by Justin on May 4th, 2010
What an adorable discovery!
A relative of some of the largest dinosaurs to ever plod the Earth never grew to be more than horse-size, confirming the beast was indeed a dwarf dinosaur, a new study reveals.
The diminutive dino lived in what is now Transylvania, Romania, some 75 million to 70 million years ago.
The remains of the dinosaur, named Magyarosaurus dacus, have been debated by scientists for years. Did they belong to an actual dwarf dinosaur or a youngster that would later grow into a hefty adult?
And M. dacus belongs to a group of titanosaurs, which were giant sauropods (plant-eating dinosaurs). Compared with one of the largest titanosaurs, Argentinosaurus, which ballooned to about the weight of 10 African elephants, this guy would’ve been teensy.
Is this double weird considering the bones were found in Transylvania? Yes.
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