Meet Enigmacursor: New dinosaur species unveiled at London's Natural History Museum

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Meet Enigmacursor: New dinosaur species unveiled at London's Natural History Museum  A new dinosaur species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, has been unveiled at London’s Natural History Museum.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/25/meet-enigmacursor-new-dinosaur-species-unveiled-at-londons-natural-history-museum  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00We've called it Enigma Cursor. Enigma means puzzle, of course, and this is in reference

00:28to this sort of complicated naming history of these sorts of dinosaurs. There's been

00:32up to eight or nine different names given to these fragmentary tantalising remains,

00:37and we couldn't figure it out until we found this nice, more complete skeleton. So that's

00:42the Enigma part. Now Cursor means runner, so this is in reference to the dinosaurs, very

00:46long hind limbs and very big feet.

00:50All together, we're naming about one new dinosaur per week around the world. So about 50 to 60

00:58new dinosaurs get a name each year. So it's not super rare to name a new dinosaur, but

01:02it's always exciting to be involved in a new discovery.

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