A few vertebrae and the upper arm bone of a previously unknown species of stegosaurus have been found in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Scientists say that at 168 million years old it's the oldest known stegosaurus yet found.
A few vertebrae and the upper arm bone of a previously unknown species of stegosaurus have been found in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco. And despite the lack of a complete skeleton, scientists say that at 168 million years old it's the oldest known stegosaurus yet found.
In particular, the neck vertebrae and the humerus were incredibly similar to those of other stegosaurus fossils that have been recovered in the past, said Susannah Maidment, team leader and paleontologist at London's Natural History Museum.The research team named it Adratiklit boulahfa, which translates to"mountain lizard" in the Berber language. Boulahfa describes the area where it was found.A humerus fossil of the newly discovered dinosaur.
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