Dinosaur tail found in Chile stuns scientists

Chilean paleontologists on Wednesday presented their findings on a dinosaur discovered three years ago in Patagonia which they said had a highly unusual tail that has stumped researchers.

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Fossils of a Stegouros elengassen, a new species of non-avian dinosaur which remains were discovered intact in the Patagonia, are displayed in Santiago on December 1, 2021. -- Photo: Martin Bernetti/ AFP

2021-12-02 10:44:30

Chilean paleontologists on Wednesday presented their findings on a dinosaur discovered three years ago in Patagonia which they said had a highly unusual tail that has stumped researchers.

The remains of the Stegouros elengassen were discovered during excavations in 2018 at Cerro Guido, a site known to harbor numerous fossils, by a team who believed they were dealing with an already known species of dinosaur until they examined its tail.

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