Monday 5 September 2022

New dinosaur found in Africa

 







Image courtesy of Andrey Atuchin

Joel Kontinen

 

 

A dinosaur Named Mbiresaurus raathi was discovered in Zimbabwe stood at least a metre tall, ran on two legs, weighed around 30 kilograms.

According to evolutionists, this late Triassic fossil could help us understand how the period’s climate influenced the dispersal of early dinosaurs. the researchers date it to be around 230 million years ago.

According to evolution,  dinosaurs are thought to have avoided the harsh deserts to the north of this zone, to which they weren’t well-adapted.

This flies in the face of Artic dinosaurs.

Source:

Truscott, Ryan, 2022. Two-legged dinosaur from Zimbabwe is the oldest ever found in Africa.  New Scientist.  31 August