"PhD Student Discovers New Dinosaur Species, Challenges Extinction Narrative"

While examining dinosaur fossils for a school project, Kyle Atkins-Weltman discovered a new species, Eoneophron infernalis, which is similar to the Anzu wyliei but smaller. The 28-year-old PhD student at Oklahoma State University found irregularities in the bones he received and, after further inspection, realized they belonged to a previously unknown species. The discovery sheds light on the thriving biodiversity of the Caenagnathidae family and challenges previous assumptions about dinosaur populations before the asteroid extinction. Atkins-Weltman's breakthrough was published in the journal PLOS One, and he aspires to create a museum that immerses visitors in the Cretaceous period, including models of Eoneophron infernalis.
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