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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>While the idea that dinosaurs actually inhabited present-day Sweden is not new per se, the fact that it was roamed by carnivorous giants up to 10 meters in length came as an utter surprise to researchers. A unique find of a hitherto unknown dinosaur species has been made in Ska\u030ane County in Southern Sweden.<\/p>\n

The remains of the dinosaur, which is believed to have been a giant beast measuring up to 10 meters long, were unearthed in a clay quarry in Billesholm, where around 8,000 discoveries from the end of the Triassic period (around 200 million years ago) were made in recent years.<\/p>\n

The researchers have found a lot of footprints from the dinosaurs. Some measured up to 70 centimeters wide; this figure was used to gauge the overall body size.<\/p>\n

The fact that dinosaurs inhabited present-day Sweden is not news, but the fact that it was roamed by such carnivorous giants comes as a complete surprise to researchers.<\/p>\n

One of the most startling finds was a dinosaur’s lower jaw. Bit by bit, the researchers have unearthed more and more shards of bone from the clay layers in Billeholm and gradually pieced together the skeleton parts.<\/p>\n

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles that first appeared during the Triassic period. They became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates following the Triassic\u2013Jurassic extinction event some 201 million years ago, with their dominance continuing throughout the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (until 66 million years ago).<\/p>\n

The largest of them are estimated to have reached lengths up to nearly 40 meters and heights of up to 18 meters, becoming the largest land animals of all time. The very name \u201cdinosaur\u201d (meaning \u201cterrible lizard\u201d) was coined in mid-19th century to denote the first recognized dinosaur fossils.<\/p>\n

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