Argentine scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the oldest types of dinosaurs in the world in the Andes Mountains, the “Conset” research agency announced on Wednesday.
The team, composed of excavation scientists led by the institute, discovered an almost complete skeleton of this small, long-necked reptile, which bears the scientific name “Huayaracorser jaguensis,” at an altitude of 3,000 meters in northwestern Argentina.
“Conisit” pointed out that the team found part of the dinosaur’s skull, a complete spine extending to the tail, and semi-intact front and hind limbs.
The researchers pointed out that this discovery, the results of which were published in the journal Nature, would enrich research related to the evolution of species.
Augustin Martinelli, one of the researchers, said that estimates of the Huayracorsaurus indicate that it roamed the Earth between 230 and 225 million years ago, making it one of the oldest dinosaurs in the world.
The researchers pointed out that this species lived at the end of the Triassic Period, which witnessed the appearance of the first dinosaurs and the ancestors of mammals.
Although this discovered species belongs to a lineage of herbivorous dinosaurs that includes long-necked giants, researchers noted that the adult Huayaracorsaurian dinosaur was only about two meters long, and its weight was close to 18 kilograms.
