By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 5, 2022
Paleontologists have found and named Africa’s oldest definitive dinosaur, this week.
The Mbiresaurus raathi—described as a long-neck plant-eating dinosaur—was found in northern Zimbabwe, according to a news release Wednesday from Virginia Tech. The Mbiresaurus raathi was 6-feet-long, had a long tail, and weighed anywhere from 20 to 65 pounds. The Mbiresaurus raathi is considered a sauropodomorph, a long-necked dinosaur.
An international team led by a
