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USP researcher describes new 1.5-tonne Early Cretaceous dinosaur species from the UK
A researcher at the University of São Paulo has described Paludohdros proudlovii, an early Cretaceous dinosaur species whose remains had been held in a London museum.
Why it matters: The University of São Paulo is credited, through one of its researchers, with describing a dinosaur species whose remains had been held in a London museum.
According to the University of São Paulo (USP), one of its researchers described a new dinosaur species, named Paludohdros proudlovii, identified in the United Kingdom.
The university reported that the animal lived in the early Cretaceous, more than 100 million years ago, and weighed roughly 1.5 tonnes.
USP said the material had been deposited in a museum in London.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The University of São Paulo has credited one of its researchers with describing Paludohdros proudlovii, an early Cretaceous species of about 1.5 tonnes identified from material held in a London museum.
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