- A team of scientists in northern Zimbabwe say they have found the remains of an ancient sauropodomorph — a long-necked dinosaur — that roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.
- The discovery of the newly named Mbiresaurus raathi, one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs.
- At that time, the theory is that latitude and climate controlled the distribution of such dinosaur species, rather than continental divides that emerged later as the continents broke apart.
Africa’s oldest dinosaur unearthed in Zimbabwe 01.09.2022
