Thispictureprovidedbytheresearchteamshowsa3Dmodelofanewarmoreddinosaurspecies"Dataiyingliangis".(Xinhua)BEIJING,March1(Xinhua)--Researchershavenamedanewarmoreddinosaurspecies"Dataiyingliangis"aftertwospecimenswereunearthedineastChina'sJiangxiProvince.ThediscoveryofthenewdinosaurisanimportantadditiontothefossilrecordofAnkylosaurine,aniconicarmoreddinosaurspeciesintheearlyLateCretaceous,accordingtoXingLida,associateprofessoratChinaUniversityofGeosciences,Beijing(CUGB).Thetwospecimensweresubadultswithabodylengthof3.5to4meterseach.Theybothhadapairofsignaturehornsontheircheeks.Thethirdandfourthcervicalvertebraeofthedinosaurswerecutthroughbytwocurvedcaveremains,whichwasabout2cmindiameter."Suchremainsaregenerallycavemarksleftinthesedimentbymollusksorotherinvertebrates,whichmayhavesimplydugholesinthesedimentandcomeinto'closecontact'withDataiyingliangis,"Xingexplained.Interestingly,thetwodinosaurswerefoundontopofeachother,whichisbelievedtohappenwhentheysufferedarapidburialofaeoliansanddeposits."ItislikelyrelatedtothesocialbehaviorofAnkylosaurs,"Xingadded.ThestudyhasbeenpublishedinthejournalVertebrateAnatomyMorphologyPalaeontology.ThisphototakenonFeb.25,2024providedbytheresearchteamshowsfossilsofanewarmoreddinosaurspecies"Dataiyingliangis".(Xinhua)ThisphototakenonFeb.25,2024providedbytheresearchteamshowsfossilsofanewarmoreddinosaurspecies"Dataiyingliangis".(Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.