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- Recently, a new genus of dinosaur has been identified from two fossilized skulls found in Jameson Land, a peninsula in eastern Greenland.
Findings
- This is the first evidence of a distinct Greenlandic dinosaur species.
- The two skulls come from a juvenile and an almost adult individual.
- Researchers have performed a micro-CT scan of the bones, which enabled them to create digital 3D models.
- They have determined that the finds belong to a new species, which they have named Issi saaneq.
About Issi Saaneq
- The two-legged Issi saaneq lived in what is now Greenland approximately 214 million years ago (Late Triassic epoch).
- It was a medium-sized and long necked herbivore.
- It was a predecessor of the sauropods, the largest land animals ever to live.
- The name of the new dinosaur pays tribute to Greenland’s Inuit language and means “coldbone”.
Source: IE
