New dinosaur found hiding in plain sight in South African museum
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#4MMD9)
Scientists say bones formerly identified as Massospondylus are from a different species
Fossil hunters have discovered a new species of dinosaur that has been hidden in plain sight in a South African museum collection for 30 years.
The fossilised bones had been misidentified as a peculiar specimen of Massospondylus, one of the first named dinosaurs.
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