Possible New Dinosaur Species Found In Montana
Three years ago, the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center discovered 75-million-year-old dinosaur bones in central Montana. They belonged to a new, undiscovered species, according to ABC News.
Experts have to confirm the species. It is nicknamed "Ava" due to similarities to the Avaceratops dinosaur.
"It's a really wild looking animal," said Anthony Maltese, curator at the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center. "It's got these pointy little horns on the cheeks of it. It's got spikes all around the frill that usually aren't usually found on these little, juvenile dinosaurs."
Even though it looks like the Avaceratops, scientists feel that there are so many differences between the two that it may signify a new species, according to 9News.
The bones were put together to create a replica of what the dinosaur would look like, even as the real bones are being studied by scientists.
"We ended up with about 200 bones from this animal," said Maltese.
The replica made by the "Ava" remains was exhibited in Woodland Park, Colorado, on Wednesday, according to U.S. News & Report.
"Big dinosaurs are cool, but when you have one that you could ride around on, like a pony ride at the zoo, people love it," Maltese said, according to hngn.
