The skeleton of a dinosaur was found on the Asiago plateau

On the Plateau was discovered a dinosaur that lived over 115 million years ago

Friends you know that we like to joke every now and then: it was an APRIL FOOL'S DAY! ;-)

An incredible discovery on the Asiago Plateau! 

At the melting of the snows, in one of the most inaccessible places in the area (a place that is currently kept secret to avoid the influx of curious and preserve the place) some fossilized bones of a large animal were found by a hiker. The discoverer, although not an expert, sensed that he was facing an important discovery and immediately reported it to the local authorities, who contacted the paleontologists of the University of Padua.

Experts, after the first surveys on the site, confirmed that the bones could belong to a dinosaur never identified before, probably lived more than 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous.

From the first excavations carried out on the spot, which have already brought to light several vertebrae of the neck, back and tail of the animal, in addition to most of the skull, it would seem to be a new species belonging to the theropods, the group that among other things also includes the best known tyrannosaur.

Paleontologists who follow the delicate extraction work, which will continue incessantly in the coming months and which is estimated to last over a year, are inclined to believe that it could be one of the most complete dinosaurs in the world.

The local authorities have already declared that they want to build a special museum pavilion to house the remains of the dinosaur, so that they remain on display in the territory, without being taken elsewhere. In the hope that this is possible, we remain anxiously waiting for updates on the "Giant of the Asiago Plateau", as paleontologists have nicknamed it.

And to come and see this precious fossil find, of course, the Asiago.it taxi-drone service, inaugurated on April 1, 2017, and the new water-powered train put into operation on April 1, 2014 will always be available! For the overnight stay then we suggest the comfort of the elegant ASIAGO.IT HOTEL BENESSERE SPA, which we presented on April 1, 2015. Have you noticed the coincidence of dates? 😉