Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology

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Diplodocus fossils found in Spain, first outside North America

As of September 2026: Published the study announcing the European Diplodocus

For a century and a half, every Diplodocus skeleton on Earth came from one geological formation in the western United States. On September 15, paleontologists announced the first exception: 14 tail vertebrae from a quarry at La Tejería near El Castellar in eastern Spain, dated to roughly 150 million years ago. That places the most famous long-necked dinosaur in Europe for the first time.

Updated Sep 18

Tanzania fossil discovery suggests oldest dinosaur fossils are younger than believed

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As of September 2026: Published the new species study on September 16, 2026

A fossil that sat in a London museum for more than 60 years is forcing paleontologists to revise the early dinosaur timeline. The animal, Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda, was a plant-eater that lived in what is now Tanzania about 240 million years ago.

Updated Sep 16