Article W5WS Fossil of dog-sized horned dinosaur shows east-west divide in America

Fossil of dog-sized horned dinosaur shows east-west divide in America

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Unusual fossil of small cousin of Triceratops shows how continent was divided by shallow sea, allowing dinosaurs to evolve differently

A scientist has uncovered the fossil of a dog-sized horned dinosaur that roamed eastern North America up to 100 million years ago.

The fragment of jaw bone provides evidence of an east-west divide in the evolution of dinosaurs on the North American continent.

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