Pterry’s True Science: New dinosaur found in South Africa
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Hello Webosaurs crew! Pterry here and I’m back yet again with another news story for Pterry’s True Science. When we think of dinosaurs we always think of the past and things that happened long ago. However, a beautiful thing about the field of paleontology is that we are learning new things all the time. Recently, a group of paleontologists in South Africa have found a new species of dinosaur no one has ever seen before.
Aardonyx celestae was a 23 ft (7 m) long plant eater that scientists believe is a missing link in the evolution of small dinosaurs to the mammoth creatures we think of. Aardonyx celestae was likely an early sauropod who could walk on its back two legs but also drop down on all fours. As these kind of dinosaurs eventually ended up on all fours like the sauropods we know of today, the finding of this dino is extremely important to understanding their evolution.
We’re lucky to have found this dinosaur since the paleontologists were almost ready to give up digging in the area they found it!
Hope you all have enjoyed my True Science fact for today. Back to the lab for me but enjoy your time on the island.
-Pterry
