One dinosaur name, possibly two lineagesSourced
Bones once grouped as one dinosaur may come from two different lineages.
Eocarcharia fossils from Niger were described as one new species in 2008. Later research suggests some bones belong to a spinosaurid and others to a separate carcharodontosaurid.
The name remains, while the fossil grouping is reconsidered.
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