In 2010 remenants of a dinosaur was found in Madagascar. At first it seemed as though it was nothing special, but recently it was discovered that this dinosaur is a new species. The dinasaur is called Dahalokely tokana (pronounced "dah-HAH-loo-KAY-lee too-KAH-nah"). It is carnivorous and belongs to a dinosaur group called abelisauroids. Dahalokely tokana was believed to have lived in Madagascar and India when those countries weren't seperated. Prior to finding this dinosaur scientists didn't have any dinosaur remains between 70 and 165 million years ago, leaving a 95 million year gap with no fossils. Dahalokely tokana lived around 90 million years ago, which means it shortened the gap with no fossils by 20 years, and improved the timeline for history. This is part of why this discovery is so important.
N. O. S. Themes
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Science is based on evidence
Science is subject to debate and tentative
Website Link
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418214043.htm
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