Scientists Discovered a New Dinosaur Species in South Korea, and It’s Named After a Cartoon
By Luis Prada
Published on March 20, 2026.
Paleontologists in South Korea have discovered a new dinosaur species named Doolysaurus huhmini, the first of its kind ever found there. The fossil was found on Aphae Island in the Ilseongsan Formation and reconstructed using micro-CT scanning. The new species is named after a popular Korean cartoon character. It is classified as a thescelosaurid, a group of small bipedal dinosaurs previously found in Asia and North America. The discovery supports the idea that this family might have originated in Asia.
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