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Fourteen Vertebrae Appeared in Spain and Broke a 148-Year Rule by Revealing the First Diplodocus Confirmed Outside North America

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Since Diplodocus was named in 1878, all the confirmed fossils of the genus came from North America. This story changed with 14 tail vertebrae found in Teruel, Spain. The first record of Diplodocus in Europe comes from rocks of the Superior Jurassic, about 150 million years old, and offers new evidence...
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Fourteen Vertebrae Appeared in Spain and Broke a 148-Year Rule by Revealing the First Diplodocus Confirmed Outside North America

Since Diplodocus was named in 1878, all the confirmed fossils of the genus came from North America. This story changed with 14 tail vertebrae found in Teruel, Spain. The first record of Diplodocus in Europe comes from rocks of the Superior Jurassic, about 150 million years old, and offers new evidence...

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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