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microrobert
09-22-2015, 03:48 PM
Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis: New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Discovered in Alaska

A new species of hadrosaurid dinosaur has been identified from bones discovered in the Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska.

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An artist’s depiction of what paleontologists believe Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis looked like.

The new dinosaur, scientifically named Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis (means ancient grazer of the Colville River) was nearly 30 feet long and lived 69 million years ago in the Upper Cretaceous.

Its skeletal remains were found along the Colville River in a geological formation known as the Prince Creek Formation.

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-ugrunaaluk-kuukpikensis-duck-billed-dinosaur-03259.html