Story behind dinosaur skull found in Queensland finally revealed

Stephen Poropat (left) and Phil Mannion examine the dinosaur skull. On the righthand-side of the composite image is an illustration of the dinosaur species Diamantinasaurus matildae.

Stephen Poropat (left) and Phil Mannion examine the dinosaur skull. On the righthand-side of the composite image is an illustration of the dinosaur species Diamantinasaurus matildae. Source: Supplied / Elena Marian/Trish Sloan

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Australian palaeontologists have pieced together the story behind a dinosaur skull found in Queensland in 2018.


Using technology to remodel the missing skull fragments, researchers were able to learn more about the sauropod dinosaur who lived almost 100 million years ago.

Nicknamed Ann, the animal was around 20 metres long and weighed up to 25 tonnes.

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