The 125 million year old dinosaur was discovered buried in a volcanic eruption in China

The 125 million year old dinosaur was discovered buried in a volcanic eruption in China
A dinosaur burying a new species has been discovered in Lujiyatun Bets, one of the oldest layers of the famous Yixian formation in northeastern China. According to a news release. Scientists believe he was trapped by a volcanic eruption while resting on the bottom of his purse.

“These animals were quickly covered with fine sediment while still alive or dead,” said Pascal Codebroid, an archaeologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.

Two protected skeletons of Sangmiania leoningensis (A / P and C).  Red arrows indicate castrolith or stone clusters.

The scientist said the effect would be similar to what happened in Pompeii. The new species was named Sangmionia leoningensis, according to a news release. Sangmian means “eternal sleep” in Chinese.

Scientists believe that Arnithopat lived during the Cretaceous and is a small plant that can move very fast in terms of its tail length and its foot composition. It was about 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) long.

“However, some characteristics of the skeleton suggest that Sangminia burrows may be excavated, as rabbits do today,” Codebroid said.

“Its neck and forearms are very short, but strong, and its shoulder blades are characteristic of burying the spines and the surface of its tip is shaped like a shovel.”

A thorough study of their findings was published Pierre Science Magazine.
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