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SCIENCEApr 21 · 14:17 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

These tiny dinosaur fossils fooled scientists for 20 years

Tiny dinosaur fossils previously thought to belong to a miniature species were revealed to be baby ankylosaurs, some less than a year old. Researchers used bone growth patterns to confirm they were young, not adults, shedding light on ankylosaur development and early armor formation.

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