{"id":199416,"date":"2026-08-05T07:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199416"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:55:48","slug":"new-mexico-scientists-identify-new-dinosaur-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199416","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico scientists identify new dinosaur species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"mobile-headline\" class=\"css-15yc1px\">\n<section class=\"css-12p8alm\">New Mexico scientists identify new dinosaur species<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mobile-headline-subtitle\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"css-1kynbkv\"\/>\n<p>Researchers at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History &amp; Science have identified a new bird-like dinosaur species from fossils discovered in northwestern New Mexico<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-15yc1px\">\n<div class=\"css-o5kzrk\">\n<div class=\"css-18dh18f\">\n<div class=\"css-1pxq8h9\">\n<div class=\"css-3kvnlb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/htv_default_image\/koat\/author_avatar.png?resize=100:*\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Default author avatar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">A fossil discovered more than two decades ago in northwestern New Mexico has led scientists to identify a previously unknown species of dinosaur that lived roughly 73 million years ago.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">Researchers with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History &amp; Science announced the discovery of Dinevenator robustus, a newly identified member of the troodontid family \u2014 small, bird-like dinosaurs known for their relatively large brains and omnivorous diets. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">The findings were recently published in the scientific journal Fossil Studies.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">The fossil that started the research was uncovered in 2005 in the San Juan Basin&#8217;s Kirtland Formation.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">Based on related dinosaurs, scientists estimate the animal measured between 8 and 10 feet long and weighed as much as 300 pounds.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">The discovery expands scientists&#8217; understanding of dinosaurs in the American Southwest.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">Museum researchers said each new fossil helps build a clearer picture of the ecosystems that existed in the region during that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koat.com\/article\/new-mexico-scientists-identify-new-dinosaur-species\/73354302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Mexico scientists identify new dinosaur species Researchers at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History &amp; Science have identified a new bird-like dinosaur species from fossils discovered in northwestern&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/da1488af-ca53-4f1e-8311-bb07fe1d4c09.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":198336,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198336","url_meta":{"origin":199416,"position":0},"title":"A 66-million-year-old dinosaur highway in Bolivia reveals more than 16,000 fossil footprints from the final days of the dinosaurs |","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Millions of years before roads connected modern cities, dinosaurs were already following well-worn routes across ancient landscapes. 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