Dinosaurs Were Small and Rare in the Tropics (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Dinosaurs Were Small and Rare in the Tropics

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212 million years ago in what is now northern New Mexico, the landscape was dry and hot with common wildfires. Early dinosaurs such as the carnivorous dinosaur in background were small and rare, whereas other reptiles such as the long-snouted phytosaurs and armored aetosaurs were quite common.

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Victor Leshyk

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