Authorities at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History have unveiled a new species of dinosaur, the only one of its kind with green bones. The dinosaur, affectionately called Gnatalie, owes its unique dark olive green coloration to the mineral celadonite, which was introduced during the fossilization process. This is rare, as celadonite is usually formed under volcanic or hydrothermal conditions that usually destroy buried bones.
Gnatalie, a long-necked, long-tailed herbivorous dinosaur, lived 150 million years ago during the late Jurassic era, making it significantly older than Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived between 66 and 68 million years ago . The dinosaur bones were discovered in 2007 in the Utah Badlands and their unique coloration is the result of volcanic activity that occurred between 50 and 80 million years ago.
Luis M. Chiappe of the museum's Dinosaur Institute expressed his excitement about the discovery, saying that dinosaurs are a great vehicle for teaching visitors about the nature of science. He believes the nearly 80-foot-long green dinosaur will engage visitors in the process of scientific discovery and encourage them to ponder the wonders of the world.
The dinosaur is similar to a species of sauropod called Diplodocus and the discovery will be published in a scientific paper next year. The sauropod, a family of massive herbivores that includes brontosaurus and brachiosaurus, will be the museum's largest dinosaur and will be on display this fall in its new welcome center.
John Whitlock, a sauropod researcher, expressed his excitement about the complete skeleton, stating that it contributes significantly to the understanding of taxonomic and anatomical diversity. The dinosaur was named Gnatalie after a public vote on five choices, including Verdi, Olive, Esme and Sage. The name Gnatalie was chosen in honor of the mosquitoes that swarm during the excavation.
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