#doolysaurus huhmini

[minsung]

doolysaurus huhmini 🦕

[tine5]

First New Dinosaur Species Found in Korea in 15 Years Surprises Scientists

Scientists discovered Doolysaurus, a baby dinosaur from Korea revealed through CT scanning. The fossil shows a small, likely fuzzy omnivore

[themortalnaturalist]

Say hello to the Doolysaurus - The Newest Dinosaur!

This is Doolysaurus Huhmini, a newly discovered species of dinosaur found in South Korea, making it not only the first dinosaur discovered in Korea in 15 years, but also the first dinosaur discovered in Korea with portions of its skull identified.

Doolysaurus Huhmini got its name from two very influential sources. The first, Dooly, being a beloved cartoon character in South Korea. Secondly, it was named after Min Huh, a major paleontologist in Korea.

The Doolysaurus specimen found was a juvenile, estimated to have been about two years old at the time of death, and roughly the size of a Turkey. Paleontologists were able to identify age based off of the growth markers on the femur.

Doolysaurus’ fossils were originally found back in 2023, but weren’t identified as a new species of dinosaur until recently. So what do we believe to know about the Doolysaurus so far?

For starters, it’s believed that it could have grown to about twice the size of the one discovered by the time it reached adulthood. Secondly, we believe it to have been covered in a fuzzy coat.

Surprisingly, despite the few bones found with this specimen, what we could find told us a lot about the species!

For starters, the anatomy of the bones helped scientists identify Doolysaurus as a thescelosaurid, a family of dinosaurs that includes Orodromeus, which some of you may recognize by the nickname of “Oreos”.

Secondly, the fossil contained tons of gastroliths. Gastroliths are pebbles that are swallowed to help assist with digestion. Why is this so important? Because it tells us what Doolysaurus likely ate. Doolysaurus is believed to have been omnivorous; feeding on plants, insects, and small animals.

Doolysaurus lived roughly 113 million to 94 million years ago, in what would have been the mid-Cretaceous. Thescelosaurids lived in parts of both East Asia and North America.

So once again, everyone give a warm welcome to the Doolysaurus! We look forward to learning more about your species!

[decayingliberty]

Oh my god, new baby dino!!!