World oldest dinosaur 233 millions old fossil found in brazil

World oldest dinosaur: Scientists have discovered the remains of the world’s ‘oldest’ dinosaur. Its age is estimated to be 23.3 crore years. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Brazil after the soil was removed due to heavy rains. The fossil was discovered near ‘São Joao do Polesin’, a town in the country’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The special thing is that despite being so old, the fossil is almost completely preserved. The discovered dinosaur is said to be a member of the Herrerasauridae family. It roamed the Earth during the Triassic period, when there was only one supercontinent, Pangea.

One Report According to , dinosaurs of the Herrerasauridae family were one of the earliest carnivorous dinosaurs found on Earth. The remains that scientists have found are estimated to be 8 feet long. The team of paleontologist Rodrigo Tempe of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) discovered the fossil.

Scientists have been doing research at the place where the fossil was discovered for almost 20 years. Fossils of dinosaurs have been found here before. In recent times, heavy rains in the area have resulted in severe soil erosion, after which the fossils became visible. Initially scientists thought that there would be some bones, but as excavation was carried out there, the entire dinosaur came to light.

The discovery is also important because such an old fossil has been found by scientists for the first time. Before this, a fossil 231 million years old has been discovered. Scientists will now study this dinosaur, so that they can get more information about the life of early dinosaurs. It is believed that the destruction caused by the collision of an asteroid several million years ago wiped out the dinosaurs from this earth. Dinosaurs were both herbivores and carnivores. Their remains have been found all over the world.