In the News: Dinosaurs Everywhere Over the last couple of weeks,
three new dinosaur finds were reported. A new kind of sauropod,
named Suuwassea emilieae, was discovered in Montana. Estimated
to be 50 feet long, this dinosaur is the first new sauropod ever
described from Montana. Additionally, a “wrinkle face”
abelisaurid dinosaur was found in the northern region of Africa.
Prior to this discovery, this type of carnivorous dinosaur was
unknown to the African continent. This discovery has researchers
scratching their heads as to when Africa might have split from a
supposed supercontinent. And lastly, a perfectly preserved
embryo of a pterosaur was found inside its fossilized egg in the
Liaoning province of northeastern China. Not officially a
dinosaur—since dinosaurs are defined as strictly land-dwelling
creatures—this amazing flying reptile is the first pterosaur
embryo ever located. Michael Hopkins noted: “...researchers in
China have uncovered the remains of a life that was snatched
away before it had ever