The first fossils of dinosaurs that have been found by people date about 230 million years ago. However, scientists believe that there could be older remains that hide in unexplored territories around the world.
A study by the Museum of Natural History in the UK and University College London found that there is a huge gap in the discovery of fossils around the equator.
“So far, no dinosaur fossil has been found in the regions of Africa and South America that once made this part of Gondwana. However, this may be due to the fact that the researchers have not yet overcame the right fossils due to the difficult accessibility and the relative lack of research works in these areas, ”said Joel Heath, the main author of the study, reports Noi.mdreading.
Scientists believe that some fossils of dinosaurs may have been lost due to erosion or have been hidden deep under the ground.
They assume that the first dinosaurs may have lived in regions where fossils are rare or in areas that are too distant to be properly explored.
