Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil

Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancestors crossed ancient land connections between Europe, Africa, and South America. Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil.

Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil Science News from research organizations Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil A giant new dinosaur discovered beneath a Brazilian construction site is revealing a surprising 120-million-year-old connection between South America and Europe. It was 20 meters long and had a European relative. The species, named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, is described in a study published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.

The animal measured about 20 meters long and lived roughly 120 million years ago. Its fossils were found at the site of a road rail terminal under construction in Davinópolis, a city in the state of Maranhão. One of the most striking aspects of the discovery is the dinosaur’s evolutionary connection to Europe.

Its closest known relative lived in what is now Spain, suggesting that these animals belonged to a broader lineage that once occupied regions that are now separated by the Atlantic Ocean.