"Unearthed: Extraordinary Fossils from South America's Dinosaur Era"

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"Unearthed: Extraordinary Fossils from South America's Dinosaur Era"
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A fossil site known as the Cañadón Tomás Quarry in Argentina's Patagonia region is providing new insights into life at the end of the Cretaceous period. Excavations have uncovered numerous bones from hadrosaurs, as well as fossils from non-avian predatory dinosaurs, a snake, and a small mammal. The site has the potential to shed light on the biodiversity and evolution of Southern Hemisphere dinosaurs and contribute to our understanding of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.

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