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Paleontologists Discover New Species Of Dinosaur In Mexico

Paleontologists Discover New Species Of Dinosaur In Mexico

Dates back to 73 million years ago.

Josh Teal

Josh Teal

A new dinosaur species has been discovered in Mexico.

It comes after a total 10 years of expedition in the country.

The highly acclaimed Desert Museum unveiled the remains of the Yehuecauhceratops mudei, which translates to 'ancient horned face'...

The mudei was a northern-Mexican native and was dug up over the course of a decade by a team of paleontologists and 40 German specialists.

Image: CEN/Desert Museum

The first remains were discovered early in the year in the Ejido La Salada area of the desert in Coahuila.

Experts then went on to reconstruct around 60% of the ancient horned face's skeleton.

One of the paleontologists, Hector Rivera, said they knew at once that the fossils were distinctly different from any other dinosaur species.

Image: Facebook

The newly found dinosaur apparently dates back to around 73 million years ago.

It doesn't end there. Paleontologists believe Coahuilia has many prehistoric wonders hidden under its surfaces.

Image: CEN/Desert Museum

A complete replica of the Yehuecauhceratops mudei will be unveiled at the Desert Museum in late February.

2016 saw the discovery of many previously unknown species of animal including the Giant Tortoise, Giant Sundew, the Isopod, the Seadragon, and perhaps most fancy of all, the Sparklewing Damselfly

Look at the size of the bastard! Image: Adalgisa Caccone

The Giant Tortoise is a weird one, isn't it? I mean fair enough, finding new fish that lurk in the deep, deep areas of the ocean is honourable, but a "Giant Tortoise"? How much are these researchers getting paid?

Still - well done. And keep up the good work.

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