Patagonia

New Fish-Eating Raptor Discovery Links Argentina to Prehistoric China

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Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a new species of raptor that shares the iconic curved claw characteristic of velociraptors found 19,000 kilometers away in China. According to a study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the discovery suggests these predators were more widespread than previously understood, sharing a common ancestor from an era when … Read more

New Horned Turtle Species Discovered in Patagonia

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Paleontologists have identified a new species of meiolaniform turtle, Patagoniaemys aeschyli, which inhabited northern Patagonia during the Maastrichtian age, approximately 72 to 67 million years ago. According to research published in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, this discovery provides critical evidence that certain turtle lineages in South America survived the asteroid-triggered mass extinction event that … Read more

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