Descubierta una nueva especie de dinosaurio gigante en la Patagonia

12 de mayo de 2026

Reportado por IA

Investigadores han descrito un dinosaurio saurópodo hasta ahora desconocido a partir de fósiles encontrados en la provincia argentina de Chubut. La criatura, llamada Bicharracosaurus dionidei, alcanzaba unos 20 metros de longitud y vivió hace aproximadamente 155 millones de años.

Los científicos recuperaron más de 30 vértebras, varias costillas y parte de la pelvis en la formación rocosa Cañadón Calcáreo. Los huesos pertenecían a un animal adulto y presentan una combinación de rasgos observados tanto en braquiosáuridos como en diplodócidos. Alexandra Reutter, autora principal del estudio y estudiante de doctorado en la LMU, dirigió el análisis de los restos, que actualmente se encuentran en el Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio en Trelew.

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