That incredibly well-preserved armored dinosaur is actually a new species

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The discovery itself was amazing.

A dinosaur was found in Canada around 110 million years after it diedNational Geographic covered the accidental discovery in its June issue and created a 3-D rendering to show how well-preserved the dinosaur fossils were in an ancient river bank. 

The discovery was back in 2011. Since then, researchers have determined the armored beast that weighed almost 3,000 pounds is a new species of nodosaur. 

It's called Borealopelta markmitchelli, according to a study released Thursday in the journal Current Biology. Read more...

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That incredibly well-preserved armored dinosaur is actually a new species That incredibly well-preserved armored dinosaur is actually a new species Reviewed by mimisabreena on Saturday, August 05, 2017 Rating: 5

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