New Dinosaur Species Musankwa Sanyatiensis Discovered in Zimbabwe

Fossils dating back 210 million years mark the first dinosaur named from the Mid-Zambezi Basin in over 50 years.

Musankwa sanyatiensis is the fourth dinosaur species named from Zimbabwe.
The species is identified from a single hind leg found on Lake Kariba's shoreline.
It is a member of Sauropodomorpha, a group of bipedal, long-necked dinosaurs.
The discovery underscores the underrepresentation of African dinosaur fossils due to 'undersampling.'
The find highlights the region's potential for further significant paleontological discoveries.