150 miljoner år gammal stegosaurus-skalle upptäckt i Spanien

17 maj 2026

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Paleontologer har hittat den bäst bevarade stegosaurus-skallen som någonsin upptäckts i Europa vid en fyndplats i Riodeva, Spanien. Fossilet tillhör arten Dacentrurus armatus och dateras till slutet av juraperioden för cirka 150 miljoner år sedan.

Forskare från Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis identifierade exemplaret under utgrävningar vid fyndplatsen Están de Colón i Villar del Arzobispo-formationen. Skallen erbjuder sällsynta anatomiska detaljer eftersom sådana fossil vanligtvis är för sköra för att bevaras intakta under miljontals år. Sergio Sánchez Fenollosa, forskare vid stiftelsen och medförfattare till studien, säger att upptäckten avslöjar tidigare okända aspekter av Dacentrurus armatus anatomi och hjälper till att förklara hur stegosauriernas skallar utvecklades.

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