Find the oldest dinosaur fetus
The most ancient dinosaur fetus was found. South African paleontologists have discovered a 190 million-year-old dinosaur fetus at a site of 7 eggs of this giant reptile found. This is 30 years in a national park.
In addition to proving that this is the oldest fetus ever found, scientists can also first reconstruct the development of terrestrial vertebrates from infancy to adulthood. .
"This discovery pushed the timeline up to 100 million years because the oldest fossil fetus was ever found," said Mike Raath, Witwatersrand university manager in Johannesburg. 90 million years ago ".
This pregnancy belongs to a dinosaur that appeared very early with small head, long neck and tail. This dinosaur species lives in South Africa during the early Jurassic period and their staple food is plants and termites.
Fossils are also the oldest evidence that shows a dinosaur's habit of caring for children. Raath added: "These fetuses do not have teeth, indicating that they may be breast-feeding for the first time."
Previously, in South Africa people have also found the bones of this dinosaur but eggs are only the first time.
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