Still Waters Posted July 24, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2018 A newly discovered dinosaur may be re-writing China's geological history, according to recent findings. The latest addition to the family of giant, long-necked dinosaurs known as sauropods, Lingwulong shenqi lived in the north of the country about 174 million years ago. At this time, East Asia was thought to have split from the supercontinent Pangaea. But Lingwulong may be evidence that that was not the case. Part of a subgroup called the neosauropods, which included brontosaurus, diplodocus and brachiosaurus, Lingwulong appeared exactly where it shouldn't - in northern China, 15 million years earlier than any other known dinosaurs from this group. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44937812 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted July 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Isn't it often considered that the vast majority of extinct species is completely lost to us due to the rare conditions needed for fossilization? So it's really a wonder how much we do know and very fortunate that this new sauropod was discovered! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted July 26, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Does it have wings and breath fire? Sensationalising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted July 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Silver Surfer said: Does it have wings and breath fire? Sensationalising. The "dragon" in the title refers to the dinosaur's name, Linwulong, which means "Lingwu dragon" in Mandarin. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted July 26, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I want the dragon! You can't handle the dragon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozfactor Posted July 27, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Love this and love the name x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripGun Posted July 27, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 27, 2018 (edited) I think they may have all the names before they find anything. Starts around 2nd grade with "If I find a dinosaur I'm naming it _______" Edited July 27, 2018 by TripGun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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