Brazilian Construction Site Yields 20‑Meter‑Long Dinosaur, Linking South America to Europe

During routine excavation for a new commercial complex in Brazil, paleontologists uncovered a nearly complete skeleton of a previously unknown dinosaur species. The fossil, dated to about 120 million years ago, measures roughly 20 meters in length and exhibits anatomical features closely related to a recently described Spanish dinosaur. The close evolutionary relationship suggests that the species’ ancestors traversed ancient land bridges that once connected Europe, Africa, and South America. The discovery, made beneath a construction site, provides the first physical evidence of a direct faunal exchange between the southern and northern continents during the Early Cretaceous. Researchers plan to conduct further excavations in the surrounding area to determine whether additional specimens exist and to refine the timeline of the migration event.