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Oldest Plant-Eating Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in Morocco
3/22/2025
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- A remarkable fossilized femur unearthed in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains reveals the oldest-known plant-eating cerapodan dinosaur, dating back 168 million years. This groundbreaking discovery not only rewrites the evolutionary timeline, pushing it back by over two million years, but also highlights Morocco's significance in unraveling the mysteries of Jurassic ecosystems.
