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News Release 17-081

Paleontologists discover new species of sauropod dinosaur in Tanzania

Fossil remains recovered from 70 to 100 million-year-old rocks in southwestern Tanzania

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Reconstruction of the new titanosaur and the landscape in which it lived, in what is now Tanzania.

Reconstruction of the new titanosaur and the landscape in which it lived, in what is now Tanzania.

Credit: Mark Witton, www.markwitton.com


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Wide shot of the southwestern Tanzania locality from which the new dinosaur was excavated.

Wide shot of the southwestern Tanzania locality from which the new dinosaur was excavated.

Credit: Eric Roberts


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The research team at the quarry site in which the dinosaur skeleton was found.

The research team at the quarry site in which the dinosaur skeleton was found.

Credit: Leigh Lawrence


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Excavation of Shingopana songwensis showing ribs, other bones being prepared for plaster-jacketing.

Excavation of Shingopana songwensis showing ribs and other bones being prepared for plaster-jacketing.

Credit: Nancy Stevens


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View of the scientists' field camp in the Rukwa Rift Basin in southwestern Tanzania.

View of the scientists' field camp in the Rukwa Rift Basin in southwestern Tanzania.

Credit: Patrick O'Connor


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A typical view, the researchers say, of sunset over the Rukwa Rift Basin.

A typical view, the researchers say, of sunset over the Rukwa Rift Basin.

Credit: Patrick O'Connor


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