Forgotten 'Dinosaur' Fossil Actually Belongs to a Weird, Hippo-Like Beast

Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 08:43 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In the early 1950s, a mysterious so-called dinosaur fossil sat on display in the village hall in Fukushima, Japan. But a new analysis of the ancient bone reveals that it belonged to a weird, hippo-like creature that lived nearly 16 million years ago.

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