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In Russia found the remains of an unknown dinosaur

В России найдены останки неизвестного динозавраSiberian dinosaur was a new species of prehistoric animal.

Found by archaeologists from the Tomsk state University, the dinosaur was still not investigated.

This kind of early people did not come across, so Russian scientists had the opportunity to be the first.

It should be noted that digging for prehistoric lizard several years: from 1995 to 2011. This was due to the nature of the soil, in which were the remains. She was sandy. Find and unearth in such circumstances, different parts of the body is quite difficult.

The remains of a prehistoric reptile was found by staff of Tomsk state University in Kemerovo oblast, near the village of Shostakove. Excavations were carried out near the river Kiya,on its right Bank. Found the bones was dated to 100 million years BC. Putting them into a single skeleton, the scientists realized that the animal turns such that early was not recorded. Now Russian scientists have determined that the dinosaur had a 20-metre long and 50-ton weight. Despite its large size, the lizard was an herbivore. Also, the skeleton was able to determine that he walked on 4 legs.

At the moment fossil animal scientists. After studying it was given the Latin name.

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