World · 29 July 2026
New 210-million-year-old dinosaur found in Zimbabwe sheds light on spread
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Scientists have found the fifth dinosaur in Zimbabwe, named Musango matusadonaensis, which lived about 210 million years ago. Musango matusadonaensis, based on a skeleton from Lake Kariba, helps explain how dinosaurs diversified across different southern African ecosystems. The new species was about 4.5 metres long and weighed around 222 kilogrammes, similar to a grown pig.
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