Fossil of Middle Jurassic Cerapodan Dinosaur Found in Morocco

The new specimen represents the world’s oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur, according to a team of paleontologists from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, the University of Birmingham and the Natural History Museum, London. The post Fossil of Middle Jurassic Cerapodan Dinosaur Found in Morocco appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

May 5, 2025 - 17:00
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Fossil of Middle Jurassic Cerapodan Dinosaur Found in Morocco
The proximal femur of a cerapodan dinosaur from the El Mers III Formation of the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Image credit: Maidment et al., doi: 10.1098/rsos.241624.

The new specimen represents the world’s oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur, according to a team of paleontologists from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, the University of Birmingham and the Natural History Museum, London.

The post Fossil of Middle Jurassic Cerapodan Dinosaur Found in Morocco appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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