{"id":179,"date":"2023-12-01T15:58:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/?p=179"},"modified":"2024-08-01T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:03:11","slug":"a-new-dinosaur-fossil-has-been-discovered-by-cappa-ufsm-in-restinga-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/2023\/12\/01\/a-new-dinosaur-fossil-has-been-discovered-by-cappa-ufsm-in-restinga-seca","title":{"rendered":"A new dinosaur fossil has been discovered by Cappa\/UFSM in Restinga S\u00eaca\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A study published in the scientific journal The Anatomical Record on November 16 presented the second record of a dinosaur for the municipality of Restinga S\u00eaca. The research was conducted by Maur\u00edcio S. Garcia, Fl\u00e1vio A. Pretto, S\u00e9rgio F. Cabreira, L\u00facio R. da Silva, and Rodrigo T. M\u00fcller, from the Center for Paleontological Research Support of <\/span>Quarta <\/span>Col\u00f4nia<\/span><\/span> (Cappa) at UFSM.<\/span><\/p>

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Ilium of a dinosaur excavated in Restinga S\u00eaca (Photo: Jeung Hee Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The finding is particularly significant because dinosaur fossils are still rare in the municipality of Restinga S\u00eaca, Rio Grande do Sul. The specimen in question consists of a left ilium \u2013 a bone that is part of the hip \u2013 discovered by <\/span>Dionatan<\/span> Cabreira while helping his father, S\u00e9rgio, search for fossils. The bone features <\/span>indicate<\/span> that the fossil belonged to a dinosaur from a group called <\/span><\/span>Herrerasauridae<\/span><\/span>. In the world, dinosaurs from this group are known in Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. Surprisingly, the study revealed more similarities with the forms found in North America.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Life reconstruction of the dinosaur in a Triassic environment (Art: Johnny Pauly)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

The <\/span>herrerasaurus<\/span> comprises an intriguing group of dinosaurs that existed around 230 million years ago, in the Triassic Period. These animals <\/span>represent<\/span> the first medium to large-sized predatory dinosaurs, capable of reaching up to 6 meters in length. Although the fragmentary condition of the new fossil hinders its recognition at the species level, the discovery suggests the presence of a hidden diversity of dinosaurs in the Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul, as it is different from all other Brazilian <\/span>herrerasaurus<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>

This fact highlights the importance of analyzing fragmentary specimens to <\/span>more accurately quantify the diversity of extinct forms<\/span>.<\/span> Finally, the discovery emphasizes Brazil as a crucial location for paleontological research, <\/span>providing<\/span> valuable information about the <\/span>early stages<\/span> of dinosaur evolution and adding an important chapter to the rich history of South American dinosaurs.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>

The research received support from the<\/span> National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (<\/span>CNPq<\/span>)<\/span> and<\/span><\/span> the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (<\/span>Capes) and was developed as part of the master’s thesis of Maur\u00edcio Silva Garcia, by the Animal Biodiversity Graduate Program at UFSM, under the advising of paleontologist Rodrigo Temp M\u00fcller, from Cappa\/UFSM.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>

The fossil is housed in the scientific collection of the Center for Paleontological Research Support of <\/span>Quarta <\/span>Col\u00f4nia<\/span><\/span>\/UFSM in S\u00e3o<\/span> Jo\u00e3o<\/span> do<\/span> Pol\u00ea<\/span>sine<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Original text: <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/2023\/11\/24\/novo-fossil-de-dinossauro-e-encontrado-pelo-cappa-ufsm-em-restinga-seca<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A study published in the scientific journal The Anatomical Record on November 16 presented the second record of a dinosaur for the municipality of Restinga S\u00eaca. The research was conducted by Maur\u00edcio S. Garcia, Fl\u00e1vio A. Pretto, S\u00e9rgio F. Cabreira, L\u00facio R. da Silva, and Rodrigo T. M\u00fcller, from the Center for Paleontological Research Support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4442,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}