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New dinosaur species named for Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumnus

Patrick Varine
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Courtesy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
An artist’s rendering of Yuxisaurus kopchicki, named for the region of China’s Yunnan province in which its bones were found, and in honor of IUP alum John Kopchick.
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Courtesy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
IUP President Michael Driscoll (center) presents John and Char Kopchick with a resolution naming a building after the Kopchicks in 2018.
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Courtesy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
This diagram shows the different fossilized bones discovered IUP professor Shundong Bi and his team, used to confirm the existence of Yuxisaurus kopchicki, a new species of dinosaur.
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Concept art by Andrew McAfee
Concept art for Tratayenia rosalesi, named in 2018.
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Concept art by Mark Klingler
Concept art for Anzu wyliei, named in 2014.
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Concept art by Mark Klingler
Concept art for Suzhousaurus megatherioides, named in 2007.
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Concept art by Andrew McAfee
Concept art for Mansourasaurus shahinae, named in 2018.

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