Unusual "Sail-Backed" Dinosaur Roamed Spain 125 Million Years Ago

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Unusual "Sail-Backed" Dinosaur Roamed Spain 125 Million Years Ago

Dubbed morelladon, fossil remains of a medium-size dinosaur discovered near the town of Morella in Spain's Castellón province
 

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Along a lush river delta in what is now northeastern Spain, a herd of dinosaurs munched on ferns and conifers similar to modern-day cypresses 125 million years ago.

These creatures stood out from the others in this Cretaceous Period landscape by virtue of the unusual sail-like structure on their backs, and experts today can only hypothesize about its function.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/unusual-sail-backed-dinosaur-roamed-spain-125-million-years-ago/

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This is a picture of a life reconstruction of Morelladon beltrani. Credit: Carlos de Miguel Chaves