Tuesday, February 18, 2014

[Paleontology / News • 2014] spinosaurid tooth fossil from Pahang: the first known dinosaur remains in Malaysia



Dinosaur remains discovered in Pahang
: Scientists have dug up the first known dinosaur remains in Malaysia in the form of a tooth fossil found in the rural interiors of Pahang.

The tooth [Sample UM10575], is only about 23mm long and 10mm wide.

The team of paleontology researchers from University of Malaya (UM) and two other Japanese institutions-- namely Waseda and Kumamoto University-- announced.