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An international team of paleontologists has identified a new genus and species of herbivorous, duck-billed dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in the Hațeg Basin, Romania.

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Hațeg Basin, Carpathians, Romania

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An international team of paleontologists from Romania, Hungary and Italy, Dr. Attila Ősi, János Magyar
What
An international team of paleontologists has identified a new genus and species of herbivorous, duck-billed dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in the Hațeg Basin, Romania.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:24:17 GMT · 4h 0m ago
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Hațeg Basin, Carpathians, Romania ·
Why
This discovery distinguishes the new species, Kryptohadros kallaiae, from previously known dinosaurs like Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus, revealing at least two closely related duck-billed dinosaurs inhabited the region during the Late Cretaceous.
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The identification of Kryptohadros kallaiae provides new insights into the diversity of island-dwelling dinosaurs in Late Cretaceous Europe and helps build a more complete understanding of endemic evolutionary lineages in the region.

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