A bakin tafkin Kariba, a kasar Zimbabwe, an samu wata kafar Dinosaur! Wannan kafa ta wani sabon nau’in dinosaur ne mai suna Musankwa sanyatiensis.
Sauropodomorphs, kamar Musankwa, dinosaur ne masu dogayen wuyoyinsu da ƙananan kawuna masu cin tsire-tsire. Sun rikide zuwa manyan dabbobi da suka taba rayuwa a Duniya.
Masana kimiyya sun sami wannan kafa a tsibirin Spurwing. Sun gano femur, tibia da talus, duk daga kafar dama. Musankwa ya kai kimanin kilogiram 390, tsawon mita 5 kuma tsayinsa ya kai mita 1.5. Ya rayu shekaru miliyan 210 da suka wuce, kafin babban bacewa wanda ya shafe kashi 70% na nau’in duniya.
Binciken ya nuna cewa wannan bacewar ba ta shafi dinosaur sauropodomorph, kamar Musankwa ba. Wannan sabon nau’in shi ne kawai na hudu da ake samu a yankin Karoian Basin na kasar Zimbabwe, wanda ya nuna cewa har yanzu akwai sauran abubuwa da za a iya ganowa.
