The deepest dinosaurs fossils registered at a distance of 2615 meters (8579 feet) were buried below the sea level in an oil field outside near the Norwegian main land. The bone is part of the approach a Plateosaurus Engelhardti, Denosaur, a large lover lives in the end of the Triasi period, about 210 million years ago.
Not only does it reach Guinness Book for World Records He also discovered the deepest dinosaur fossils at all, but it was also the first dinosaur bone found in the Norwegian lands.
The deepest fossil dinosaur
The bone remained hidden, tucked 2,256 meters (7402 feet) below the sea floor for millions of years, until it was beaten – purely by chance – by hunting for drilling for oil in the Snorre field in the Norwegian North Sea. The excavations were recovered in February 1997, but they were not officially discussed until 2006 when they appeared on a paper published in Norwegian Journal of Hoody.
Just 40 millimeters of fossil (1.6 inches)-but it was well preserved and colored in white and light gray.
Preventing scientists have identified species by analyzing the tissue inside the fossil and looking at their size and appearance. The guide refers to Prosauropod specifically a plate, which means “flat” or “broad lizard”.
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What do we know about Plateosaurus?
Plateosaurus was a relatively large dinosaur, which could reach lengths of six to ten meters (20 to 33 feet). She stood on legs and managed to reach the vegetation of four meters (13 feet) above the Earth level. In adulthood, the dinosaur weighs up to 4 tons (4.4 tons) – made More than two Coopers Mini.
Plateosaur was a member of the PROSAUROPOD family – the most common group of dinosaurs in Nurian (or late triase). The name “Prosauropod” means “before Sauropods”, referring to a group of large -legged herbing animals that include the likes of Brachiosaurus and DipLodocus and are known for their long necks.
Prosauropods remains among the world’s oldest excavations in the world. They were believed to have been large creatures and grazing in her flocks and heads, mostly, in what Europe now knows. For example, the majority of Plateosaurus was revealed in France, Germany and Switzerland.
the P. engelhardti He could have lived alongside primitive mammals, crocodiles, and other reptiles and amphibians in a semi -erasing landscape scattered with small trees and ideal for grazing bushes. At that time, the area was very seasonal, with rain periods, followed by long dry periods that lasted for four to eight months.
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