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Spanish paleontologists describe MAP-9029, the most complete stegosaur skull from Europe, attributed to Dacentrurus armatus, revealing a unique supraoccipital orientation and prompting a new Neostegosauria-based framework that reshapes stegosaur evolution across continents.
A best-preserved European stegosaur skull (Dacentrurus armatus) from Spain provides new details on stegosaur skull anatomy and supports a new Neostegosauria concept, potentially reshaping how stegosaurs evolved and spread during the Jurassic.
Paleontologists in Teruel, Spain uncovered the most complete stegosaur skull in Europe, dating to the Late Jurassic and attributed to Dacentrurus armatus. The fossil, found at the Están de Colón site in Riodeva, preserves key skull bones and a neck vertebra, offering unprecedented insight into stegosaur anatomy, feeding, and evolution. The discovery supports a new evolutionary grouping, Neostegosauria, and the site has yielded hundreds of fossils across growth stages, reshaping understanding of dinosaur diversity in the region.
A remarkably complete stegosaur skull and over 200 bones found in Spain's Riodeva region have revolutionized understanding of Dacentrurus armatus, revealing new insights into stegosaur evolution, growth, and behavior, and leading to the proposal of a new dinosaur clade, Neostegosauria, while elevating Spain's status in paleontology.
A remarkably well-preserved stegosaur skull found in Spain has provided new insights into dinosaur evolution, leading to the proposal of a new dinosaur group, Neostegosauria, and offering a deeper understanding of European stegosaurs' anatomy and growth stages.
Paleontologists have identified a new species of stegosaur, Yanbeilong ultimus, from fossilized remains found in China, dating back 113-100 million years. This discovery sheds light on the poorly represented stegosaurs of the Cretaceous period and reveals unique anatomical features distinguishing it from other known stegosaurs. The findings were published in the journal Historical Biology.