A dinosaur we thought was exclusively North American has now been found in Spain! 🦕🇪🇸
Paleontologists have identified fossils from the La Tejería site near El Castellar in Teruel, Spain, as belonging to Diplodocus — making this the first confirmed evidence of Diplodocus outside North America!
The fossils include 14 tail vertebrae and several chevrons, dating to roughly 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic. The animal is estimated to have reached around 25 meters (82 feet) in length.
But this discovery isn’t just about finding Diplodocus in a new country. It raises some fascinating questions about how dinosaurs were able to move between North America and Europe during the Late Jurassic, when the continents were already separating.
In this video, we’re taking a look at:
🦕 The discovery of Diplodocus in Spain
🦴 What fossils were actually found
🌎 How Diplodocus could have reached Europe
🗺️ What this tells us about Late Jurassic geography
🦖 The dinosaur ecosystems of Jurassic Spain
🔬 Why this discovery changes our understanding of Diplodocus’ distribution
📄 READ THE SCIENTIFIC PAPER:
Sánchez-Fenollosa, S., García-Cobeña, J., & Cobos, A. (2026).
“Intercontinental evidence of the iconic genus Diplodocus Marsh, 1878 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda).”
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2026.2718423
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