29 May 2026 EN sci-news ✎ édité manuellement

New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish

Argentina Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Dinosauria Kank Unenlagiidae

Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur that stalked freshwater wetlands during the Late Cretaceous epoch, adding to evidence that some dinosaurs specialized in catching fish. The post New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Scientific reference

M. J. Motta, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, and S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolín, F. B. Egli, G. P. Álvarez Herrera, N. R. Chimento, G. L. Coco, T. Tsuihiji, M. Manabe, D. Pol, F. E. Novas. 2026. New unenlagiid from the Chorrillo Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian), SW Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (e2656456):18

DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2026.2656456 ↗

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