Found a new species of dinosaur Named after the Lord of the Rings character

Found a new species of dinosaur Named after the Lord of the Rings character

Found a new species of dinosaur – CNN reports that researchers discovered fossilized dinosaur fossils from the early Triassic era. In Brazil he used to live between 247 and 251 million years ago and was called “Strider”, the famous character from JRR’s novel The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien

About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian era. Important events on land As a result, 95% of marine animals and 70% of land animals disappear without knowing the cause to this day. But researchers believe the eruption made the weather warmer.

After the extinction in the Pomeranian period, various animals evolved, but some animals evolved more than others, including the arkosor or many lizards, such as crocodiles. Large predators or herbivores, scales that spread throughout the world in the Triassic era

The group that the researchers are not yet aware of is called “Tani Astrophiids”. They have a long neck and have around 8-13 vertebrates. Many fossil specimens are found that are reptiles. Mainly between the mid to late Triassic period in Asia, Europe, and North America

Previously, Tanastrophiid fossils have been found in underwater sediments. Make assumptions that can live in the water
The researchers later found similar fossil reptiles from the earliest Triassic fossils that joined the Sungogabaldal fossil rocks in Brazil, believed to be the Tanistro family. Fiore

The researchers named the dinosaurs that the newly discovered species was Elessaurus gondwanoccidens (Alessos Gondwanok Residences) Tolkien Lord of the Rings fans are probably familiar with a few words from the first name. It comes from an elf language called Qian Ya.

The Qian language, Elessar, means the stone of the Elf, and the name Elessarthel Kontar is the name of the second king, who is coincidentally called Strider and Long Chang. Primitive reptile with long legs Therefore suitable to use this name

The species name “Gondwan Aquapark” is derived from the old Gondwana tectonic plates. The old tectonic plates now cover Antarctica, South America, Africa, India, and the Arabian Peninsula. Australia and New Zealand

While the western word in Latin means from the west, where fossils are discovered.
The researchers believe that Alesaurus lives on land. And he assumed that Tanistrophiid’s relatives also lived on land. Relatives found in the south show that they are diverse and spread after the extinction in the Permian era.

Furthermore, researchers believe that the Elsaurus may be the ancestor of Tani Stropheid. That became water in the northern part of the continent

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