Over 500 New Species Identified by the Natural History Museum in 2021

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Published on December 30, 2021 - Duration: 01:30s

Over 500 New Species Identified by the Natural History Museum in 2021

Over 500 , New Species Identified by the , Natural History Museum in 2021.

'The Guardian' reports that the Natural History Museum identified 552 new species in 2021.

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Among those new discoveries were six new dinosaurs and dozens of crustaceans critical to the planet's carbon cycle.

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Among those new discoveries were six new dinosaurs and dozens of crustaceans critical to the planet's carbon cycle.

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Two of the previously unknown species included giant carnivorous spinosaurs nicknamed the "riverbank hunter" and "hell heron." .

Two of the previously unknown species included giant carnivorous spinosaurs nicknamed the "riverbank hunter" and "hell heron." .

It has been a fantastic year for the description of new dinosaurs, especially from the U.K, Dr Susannah Maidment, Natural History Museum senior researcher in paleobiology, via 'The Guardian'.

Although weโ€™ve known about the U.K.โ€™s dinosaur heritage for over 150 years, the application of new techniques and new data from around the world is helping us to uncover a hidden diversity of British dinosaurs, Dr Susannah Maidment, Natural History Museum senior researcher in paleobiology, via 'The Guardian'.

Researchers in the U.K. identified four new dinosaur species.

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One was an iguanodontian with an unusual snout found in the Isle of Wight.

Another, Pendraig milnerae, is now the earliest known carnivorous dinosaur found in the U.K. 'The Guardian' reports that over half of the new species identified in 2021 were copepods.

Copepods are small, shrimp-like creatures found in both salt and fresh water that play a crucial role in the planetโ€™s carbon cycle.

Copepods are not only free-living but many are parasites, and they can be found living in virtually every other major animal group, Prof Geoff Boxshall, Natural History Museum researcher, via 'The Guardian'


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