What's New
Off Topix: Embrace the Unexpected in Every Discussion

Off Topix is a well established general discussion forum that originally opened to the public way back in 2009! We provide a laid back atmosphere and our members are down to earth. We have a ton of content and fresh stuff is constantly being added. We cover all sorts of topics, so there's bound to be something inside to pique your interest. We welcome anyone and everyone to register & become a member of our awesome community.

Record dinosaur tail unearthed in Mexico

Jazzy

Wild Thing
Member
Joined
Jan 27, 2010
Posts
79,918
OT Bucks
308,876
Buried for up to 72 million years, one of the world's largest intact dinosaur tail fossils is now almost fully visible. Archeologists from Mexico's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) and National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have been brushing away sand and gravel for nearly 20 days, slowly revealing a record 50 connected vertebrae on the 16-foot tail.

First discovered in May 2005 and reported to INAH in June 2012, the fossil is believed to belong to a hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur. The exact species is still being determined.

The dig site is in the small town of General Cepeda, in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Now an arid desert rich with fossils, the area was much closer to the coast during the Cretaceous Period.

The excavators also uncovered the dinosaur's hips, and say the rest of its body is likely buried deeper underground.

Picture

What an amazing find!
 
Back
Top Bottom