The site where the bone was excavated – the paleontological site d’Angeac-Charente – was a swamp 140 million years ago and is today considered one of the largest dinosaur remains treasure chests in the world. In 2010, a thigh of a sauropod was previously brought out. That was 2.20 meters high and belonged to a new group of the species. (read more below)
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Over the past decade, scientists have ɱaпaged to reconstruct about half of a sauropod based on individual bone residue finds on the site.
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Footprints
In total, 45 different types of dinosaurs have already been discovered on the site, including a stegosaurus and a herd of ostrich-like dinosaurs. It concerns 66,000 bone fragments, but also footprints of dinosaurs and plants.
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