Diplodocus fossils reportedly found outside North America for the first time
Einsteresante reports that paleontologists recovered 14 tail vertebrae and V-shaped bones called chevrons at La Tejería, near El Castellar in eastern Spain.
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Einsteresante reports that Spanish paleontologists have discovered the first Diplodocus found outside North America. The remains from La Tejería in eastern Spain include 14 tail vertebrae and a set of chevrons—V-shaped bones that hung beneath the tail. The outlet says the site was discovered in 2008, when five vertebrae were collected.
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Diplodocus fossils reportedly found outside North America for the first time
Einsteresante reports that paleontologists recovered 14 tail vertebrae and V-shaped bones called chevrons at La Tejería, near El Castellar in eastern Spain.
TLDR
Einsteresante reports that Spanish paleontologists have discovered the first Diplodocus found outside North America. The remains from La Tejería in eastern Spain include 14 tail vertebrae and a set of chevrons—V-shaped bones that hung beneath the tail. The outlet says the site was discovered in 2008, when five vertebrae were collected.