Sauropods — which included the world’s largest dinosaurs — were herbivorous dinosaurs identified by their long necks and tails. Based on the remains uncovered, researchers estimate that the dinosaur was about 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters (82 feet) long. The team has so far uncovered important parts of the skeleton, including vertebrae and ribs. “It is not common to find all the ribs of an animal like this, let alone in this position, preserving their original anatomical position,” Elisabete Malafaia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon’s School of Science, said in the release. “This mode of preservation is relatively unusual in dinosaur fossils, particularly sauropods, from the Portuguese Upper Jurassic.” The discovery is part of an ongoing project, which began in 2017. That year, while construction work was being done on the property, the owner noticed several fossilized bone fragments in his backyard, according to the release. He contacted the research team, which began the first excavation that year. Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland who was not involved in the project, called it “gobsmacking — a ribbed dinosaur cage sticking out of someone’s garden.” “(It seems) you can potentially find them anywhere there’s the right age and the right type of rock to preserve Jurassic-age bones, whether it’s in the badlands or in someone’s backyard,” he told CNN, adding that finding dinosaur remains includes luck and circumstance. In dry land, erosion by wind and water exposes the rocks, and the topography is often a hotspot for fossils.
Dinosaurs from the Brachiosauridae group, to which the skeleton is believed to belong, lived between the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods about 160 to 100 million years ago, the press release added. This is not the first fossil dinosaur discovery in Europe recently. In June, it was reported that the remains of a spinosaurus — a bipedal, crocodile-like predatory dinosaur — had been found on the Isle of Wight, an island in southern England. Elsewhere in the world, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that was 11 meters (36 feet) long with arms similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered in Argentina’s northern Patagonia, scientists announced last month. The preservation of the skeleton found at Pombal suggests that more of it could be discovered, with further excavation planned at the site.

title: “Dinosaur Cage Discovered In Portugal S Backyard Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Cecil Wink”

Sauropods — which included the world’s largest dinosaurs — were herbivorous dinosaurs identified by their long necks and tails. Based on the remains uncovered, researchers estimate that the dinosaur was about 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters (82 feet) long. The team has so far uncovered important parts of the skeleton, including vertebrae and ribs. “It is not common to find all the ribs of an animal like this, let alone in this position, preserving their original anatomical position,” Elisabete Malafaia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon’s School of Science, said in the release. “This mode of preservation is relatively unusual in dinosaur fossils, particularly sauropods, from the Portuguese Upper Jurassic.” The discovery is part of an ongoing project, which began in 2017. That year, while construction work was being done on the property, the owner noticed several fossilized bone fragments in his backyard, according to the release. He contacted the research team, which began the first excavation that year. Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland who was not involved in the project, called it “gobsmacking — a ribbed dinosaur cage sticking out of someone’s garden.” “(It seems) you can potentially find them anywhere there’s the right age and the right type of rock to preserve Jurassic-age bones, whether it’s in the badlands or in someone’s backyard,” he told CNN, adding that finding dinosaur remains includes luck and circumstance. In dry land, erosion by wind and water exposes the rocks, and the topography is often a hotspot for fossils.
Dinosaurs from the Brachiosauridae group, to which the skeleton is believed to belong, lived between the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods about 160 to 100 million years ago, the press release added. This is not the first fossil dinosaur discovery in Europe recently. In June, it was reported that the remains of a spinosaurus — a bipedal, crocodile-like predatory dinosaur — had been found on the Isle of Wight, an island in southern England. Elsewhere in the world, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that was 11 meters (36 feet) long with arms similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered in Argentina’s northern Patagonia, scientists announced last month. The preservation of the skeleton found at Pombal suggests that more of it could be discovered, with further excavation planned at the site.

title: “Dinosaur Cage Discovered In Portugal S Backyard Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Willie Richter”

Sauropods — which included the world’s largest dinosaurs — were herbivorous dinosaurs identified by their long necks and tails. Based on the remains uncovered, researchers estimate that the dinosaur was about 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters (82 feet) long. The team has so far uncovered important parts of the skeleton, including vertebrae and ribs. “It is not common to find all the ribs of an animal like this, let alone in this position, preserving their original anatomical position,” Elisabete Malafaia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon’s School of Science, said in the release. “This mode of preservation is relatively unusual in dinosaur fossils, particularly sauropods, from the Portuguese Upper Jurassic.” The discovery is part of an ongoing project, which began in 2017. That year, while construction work was being done on the property, the owner noticed several fossilized bone fragments in his backyard, according to the release. He contacted the research team, which began the first excavation that year. Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland who was not involved in the project, called it “gobsmacking — a ribbed dinosaur cage sticking out of someone’s garden.” “(It seems) you can potentially find them anywhere there’s the right age and the right type of rock to preserve Jurassic-age bones, whether it’s in the badlands or in someone’s backyard,” he told CNN, adding that finding dinosaur remains includes luck and circumstance. In dry land, erosion by wind and water exposes the rocks, and the topography is often a hotspot for fossils.
Dinosaurs from the Brachiosauridae group, to which the skeleton is believed to belong, lived between the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods about 160 to 100 million years ago, the press release added. This is not the first fossil dinosaur discovery in Europe recently. In June, it was reported that the remains of a spinosaurus — a bipedal, crocodile-like predatory dinosaur — had been found on the Isle of Wight, an island in southern England. Elsewhere in the world, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that was 11 meters (36 feet) long with arms similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered in Argentina’s northern Patagonia, scientists announced last month. The preservation of the skeleton found at Pombal suggests that more of it could be discovered, with further excavation planned at the site.

title: “Dinosaur Cage Discovered In Portugal S Backyard Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-07” author: “Dana Byers”

Sauropods — which included the world’s largest dinosaurs — were herbivorous dinosaurs identified by their long necks and tails. Based on the remains uncovered, researchers estimate that the dinosaur was about 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters (82 feet) long. The team has so far uncovered important parts of the skeleton, including vertebrae and ribs. “It is not common to find all the ribs of an animal like this, let alone in this position, preserving their original anatomical position,” Elisabete Malafaia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon’s School of Science, said in the release. “This mode of preservation is relatively unusual in dinosaur fossils, particularly sauropods, from the Portuguese Upper Jurassic.” The discovery is part of an ongoing project, which began in 2017. That year, while construction work was being done on the property, the owner noticed several fossilized bone fragments in his backyard, according to the release. He contacted the research team, which began the first excavation that year. Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland who was not involved in the project, called it “gobsmacking — a ribbed dinosaur cage sticking out of someone’s garden.” “(It seems) you can potentially find them anywhere there’s the right age and the right type of rock to preserve Jurassic-age bones, whether it’s in the badlands or in someone’s backyard,” he told CNN, adding that finding dinosaur remains includes luck and circumstance. In dry land, erosion by wind and water exposes the rocks, and the topography is often a hotspot for fossils.
Dinosaurs from the Brachiosauridae group, to which the skeleton is believed to belong, lived between the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods about 160 to 100 million years ago, the press release added. This is not the first fossil dinosaur discovery in Europe recently. In June, it was reported that the remains of a spinosaurus — a bipedal, crocodile-like predatory dinosaur — had been found on the Isle of Wight, an island in southern England. Elsewhere in the world, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that was 11 meters (36 feet) long with arms similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered in Argentina’s northern Patagonia, scientists announced last month. The preservation of the skeleton found at Pombal suggests that more of it could be discovered, with further excavation planned at the site.

title: “Dinosaur Cage Discovered In Portugal S Backyard Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Debra Galaviz”

Sauropods — which included the world’s largest dinosaurs — were herbivorous dinosaurs identified by their long necks and tails. Based on the remains uncovered, researchers estimate that the dinosaur was about 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters (82 feet) long. The team has so far uncovered important parts of the skeleton, including vertebrae and ribs. “It is not common to find all the ribs of an animal like this, let alone in this position, preserving their original anatomical position,” Elisabete Malafaia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon’s School of Science, said in the release. “This mode of preservation is relatively unusual in dinosaur fossils, particularly sauropods, from the Portuguese Upper Jurassic.” The discovery is part of an ongoing project, which began in 2017. That year, while construction work was being done on the property, the owner noticed several fossilized bone fragments in his backyard, according to the release. He contacted the research team, which began the first excavation that year. Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland who was not involved in the project, called it “gobsmacking — a ribbed dinosaur cage sticking out of someone’s garden.” “(It seems) you can potentially find them anywhere there’s the right age and the right type of rock to preserve Jurassic-age bones, whether it’s in the badlands or in someone’s backyard,” he told CNN, adding that finding dinosaur remains includes luck and circumstance. In dry land, erosion by wind and water exposes the rocks, and the topography is often a hotspot for fossils.
Dinosaurs from the Brachiosauridae group, to which the skeleton is believed to belong, lived between the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods about 160 to 100 million years ago, the press release added. This is not the first fossil dinosaur discovery in Europe recently. In June, it was reported that the remains of a spinosaurus — a bipedal, crocodile-like predatory dinosaur — had been found on the Isle of Wight, an island in southern England. Elsewhere in the world, a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that was 11 meters (36 feet) long with arms similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered in Argentina’s northern Patagonia, scientists announced last month. The preservation of the skeleton found at Pombal suggests that more of it could be discovered, with further excavation planned at the site.