The EDWin Toolie Newton biologist in 1899 described an unknown creature, and his discovery disappeared. A century later, the jaw was found again – and the history of dinosaurs was rewritten.
The bone was discovered near the city of Penart, on the coast of the South Wales. Newton assigned her to Zanclodon, calling a new type of Zanclodon Cambrensis. In the future, the function was mentioned in scientific works, but the model itself disappeared.
Now researchers from Bristol University They researched againUse modern technologies. Digital scan allows creating 3D models with high accuracy, on which the smallest details can be seen: grooves, tops, teeth and zabin along their edges.
The new analysis shows that the initial classification is incorrect. The view has received a new name – Newtonsaurus, to honor the scientist made his first effort to describe it. According to the Owan Evans biologist, this finding is distinguished based on the platform of other therapies of the Trias period and requires a separate state.
The restructuring shows that 60 cm of the jaw belongs to a 5-7 meter-long meat-eating animal-significant more typical treatments at that time. This finding helps to have a new perspective on the diversity of hunting dinosaurs at the end of the Trias period.