🦖 Dino lovers, here's some roaring news! Researchers have unearthed a brand-new armored dinosaur species named Datai yingliangis in east China's Jiangxi Province. 🤯
This exciting discovery is like finding a real-life dragon! 🐉 These dinos were armored beasts from the early Late Cretaceous period, and according to Professor Xing Lida from the China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB), they add a crucial piece to the puzzle of the iconic Ankylosaurine family.
The two specimens found are teenage dinos, measuring about 3.5 to 4 meters in length. Imagine a bus-sized reptile with signature horns on their cheeks—pretty rad, right? 😎
What's even more epic is that these cheek horns might have been used for defense or maybe to impress potential mates. 💘 Who said dinosaurs didn't have game?
This discovery not only fuels our imagination but also gives scientists more clues about how these incredible creatures lived millions of years ago. 🌍✨
Stay tuned, dino fans! There might be more prehistoric surprises buried just beneath our feet. 🧐🔍
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
