Newborn dinosaur discovered in Maryland: Youngest nodosaur ever discovered

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 12:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Researchers with help from an amateur fossil hunter have described the fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling. It is the youngest nodosaur ever discovered, and a founder of a new genus and species that lived approximately 110 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous Era. Nodosaurs have been found in diverse locations worldwide, but they've rarely been found in the United States.

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