A few years ago while working a mine in western Canada, the participants themselves led to one of the most important new discoveries in recent history. A team of miners accidentally discovered a complete dinosaur body.
Scientists estimate that this nodosaur was 18 feet long and weighed about 3,000 pounds. It was found in 2011 by a work crew working on a mining project 17 miles north of Alberta, Canada.
The dinosaur fossils were very well preserved. This seems like a very interesting discovery. Later researchers learned a lot about the life and death of dinosaurs.
This dinosaur belongs to the genus Borealopelta and the genus Nodosaur. It means “slope of the north.” It lived in the Cretaceous period. It was one of the many dinosaurs that drowned in the ocean due to natural disasters such as catastrophic floods.
A thick armor-like covering covered the dinosaurs from head to toe. It has plates that look like tiles and a gray patina fossilized leather is observed.
Sean Funk was using heavy equipment at the Millennium Mine when his work crew hit something solid. Then this amazing discovery was discovered. This species of dinosaurs lived 110 million years ago. Almost complete parts of the large herbivore have been discovered.
National Geographic’s Michael Greshko said the dinosaur fossils were a surprise to see.
The dinosaur looks much the same as it did millions of years ago because it was quickly buried under water. Paleontologists say that it is very rare that the tissue did not break down but turned into a fossil.
In transition, it wore sharp and pointed armor to ward off predators. During the Cretaceous period, the 18-foot tall dinosaur had a body thickness comparable to that of a rhinoceros.