Paleontologists from the United States named a previously unknown genus of dinosaur in honor of the song by the British musician David Bowie Starman. The track was released on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972.
Dinosaurs called Stellasaurus: from the Latin, stella means “star”, and saurus from the Greek, “lizard”, reports the Daily Mail. According to experts from the University of Montana, there is another similarity between stellatarum and Bowie: the animal had a large horn on the nose, it has attracted the attention of the opposite sex as well as an artist of striking images attracted the attention of the public.
Ornament skull amazing, almost like stars, said Jack Wilson, employee of the Department of Geosciences at the University.
The remains of reptiles have been found in Montana. Dinosaurs lived in this area 75 million years ago. Salazar at length reached six meters and weighed more than two tons.
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