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Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain

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gus_massa · 1789662695 · focus · HN ↗
> The Spanish Diplodocus lived roughly 150 million years ago near the end of the Jurassic period.
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> According to the team, the presence of Diplodocus in Iberia offers strong evidence that dinosaurs moved between North America and Europe during that era, likely crossing temporary land bridges that appeared as the proto-North Atlantic Ocean periodically receded.
I want a map! I found this: <a href="https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/167017/view" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/167017/view Is it the correct map? Is there a land (ice?) bridge between Newfoundland and Portugal? Am I interpreting it correctly?
1. shagie · 1789700488 · focus · HN ↗
  Else comment I made, trying to answer that same question, I found <a href="https://thepangeamap.com" rel="nofollow">https://thepangeamap.com - one of the neat features is being able to put dinosaurs in the timeline. The Paleotopography selection (rather than GPlates) also gives hints about the expected height and depth of the land and sea.

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