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2026 Is a Banner Year for New Dinosaur Discoveries
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Summary
- Paleontologists named a string of new dinosaurs in 2026, including Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis — a 27-ton, roughly 89-foot sauropod from Thailand that's the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.
- In Niger, scientists identified Spinosaurus mirabilis, a fish-eating predator with a foot-long curved head horn and the first new Spinosaurus species in over a century.
- Others include Argentina's tiny (under two pounds) Alnashetri and a fluffy baby dinosaur from South Korea nicknamed 'Doolysaurus' after a cartoon character.
The question
We're living through a golden age of dinosaur discovery.
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