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Paleontologists discovered a new species of long-necked dinosaur, Huayracursor jaguensis, in Argentina's Andes, dating back to the Late Triassic period. This find provides insights into the evolution of long necks in sauropodomorphs and expands understanding of early dinosaur diversity and distribution in South America.
A new dinosaur species named Musankwa sanyatiensis has been discovered in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, dating back to the Late Triassic period. The fossilized remains, including a hind leg, were found embedded in rock and identified as part of the Sauropodomorpha clade. This marks the fourth dinosaur species named in Zimbabwe. The study was conducted by an international team of researchers and published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.
Researchers have discovered bird-like footprints dating back over 210 million years in southern Africa. The footprints, known as Trisauropodiscus, exhibit two distinct morphologies, one similar to non-bird dinosaur tracks and the other resembling bird footprints. These tracks predate the earliest known body fossils of true birds by 60 million years and suggest the origin of bird-like feet as early as the Late Triassic Period. The trackmakers could be early dinosaurs or reptiles that convergently evolved bird-like feet.