2023-05-19 15:57:15
New findings from the age of dinosaurs They continue to appear today. The last case has been in a deposit of Cinctorres (Castellon). Archaeologists have found remains of a new species: a espinosaurio bipedal and carnivorous.
The identification of this new species suggests that the Iberian Peninsula could have been a very diverse area for medium- or large-bodied spinosaurs and sheds light on the origin and evolution, the main researchers of the work have underlined after the publication -today- of their conclusions in the magazine ‘Scientific Reports’, collected by ‘Efe’.
‘Protathylitis cinctorrensis‘, this is how they have called this new species which means ‘champion’ in Greek. Because? They have put it in reference to the UEFA Europa League title that Villareal CF won in 2021 and serves as a tribute to the centenary of the club, which is celebrated in 2023. And “cinctorrensis” as recognition of the town and the inhabitants of the place where it is have found the fossil remains, says the cited agency.
This is ‘Champion’: the dinosaur of Castellón
The new species discovered was a specimen of 10 and 11 meters long and weighing two tons. This was determined after analyzing the fossil fragments: a right jaw bone, a tooth and five tail vertebrae that have been discovered in the Arcillas de Morella Formation.
The remains found belong to the period Berremiense, in the Lower Cretaceous; between 127 and 126 million years old, as explained by the main researcher of the work, Andrés Santos-Cubedo.
Spinosaurid theropods are carnivorous dinosaurs that were characterized by walking on their two hind legs, while on their arms they had strong claws to catch their prey and their conical teeth were located in an elongated snout very similar to that of crocodiles, he explained. the paleontologist.
Fossil remains of other Mesozoic vertebrates such as fish, sharks or crocodiles have also appeared, the paleontologist told EFE.
Paleontologists and researchers from the Jaime I University of Castellón and the Grup Guix de Villareal association have participated in the research published today by Scientific Reports.
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