A team of archaeologists has made a fascinating discovery in the desert of northern Mexico, unearthing the remains of a 72-million-year-old dinosaur tail. This extraordinary find marks the first-ever discovery of its kind in Mexico and has captured the attention of researchers from the country’s National Institute for Anthropology and History.
The excavation, led by Francisco Aguilar, director of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute of Anthropology and History, identified the fossil as a hadrosaur, also known as a duck-billed dinosaur. The team, comprised of archaeologists and students from INAH and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, carefully documented the fossil as a significant breakthrough in paleontological research.
The “unusually well-preserved” dinosaur tail represents a remarkable find in Mexican paleontology. It provides valuable insights into the ancient past, shedding light on a world that existed 72 million years ago.
The tail, found near the small town of General Cepeda in the border state of Coahuila, likely made up a significant portion of the dinosaur’s length, Aguilar said.
Archaeologists found about 50 vertebrae of the tail completely intact after spending 20 days slowly lifting a sedimentary rock from the creature’s fossilized remains.
Several other fossilized bones, including one of the dinosaur’s hips, were also discovered in the area, including one of the dinosaur’s hips, according to INAH.
Precision: Archaeologists painstakingly excavated the tail
The dead body of the Strosaur, the hadrosaur, experienced unexpected conditions that affected the fossilization process. This initial stage was found in paleontology, where a rich heritage was already related to the coastal basins.
Fossilized bones, including one of the dead bodies, were already related to the coastal basins, which were already related to the coastal basins.
The new discovery could further understand the hadrosaur family and aid research on dinosaur bones, which resembled dinosaurs previously found in the region.
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The discovery of the remains was reported to INAH by locals in June 2012. After initial inspections, excavation began earlier this month. The remains of the tail will be transferred to General Cepeda for cleaning and further investigation.
An artist rendering provided by the National Geographic Society shows what a hadrosaur is believed to have looked like. Most dinosaurs, except hadrosaurs and ceratopsians, were in decline for the last 40 million years of the Cretaceous.