Over 500 , New Species Identified by the , Natural History Museum in 2021.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the Natural History Museum identified 552 new species in 2021. .<br />Among those new discoveries were six <br />new dinosaurs and dozens of crustaceans <br />critical to the planet's carbon cycle. .<br />Among those new discoveries were six <br />new dinosaurs and dozens of crustaceans <br />critical to the planet's carbon cycle. .<br />Two of the previously unknown species <br />included giant carnivorous spinosaurs <br />nicknamed the "riverbank hunter" and "hell heron." .<br />Two of the previously unknown species <br />included giant carnivorous spinosaurs <br />nicknamed the "riverbank hunter" and "hell heron." .<br />It has been a fantastic year for <br />the description of new dinosaurs, <br />especially from the U.K, Dr Susannah Maidment, Natural History Museum senior researcher in paleobiology, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Although we’ve known about the U.K.’s <br />dinosaur heritage for over 150 years, <br />the application of new techniques <br />and new data from around the world <br />is helping us to uncover a hidden <br />diversity of British dinosaurs, Dr Susannah Maidment, Natural History Museum senior researcher in paleobiology, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Researchers in the U.K. identified <br />four new dinosaur species. .<br />One was an iguanodontian with an <br />unusual snout found in the Isle of Wight.<br />Another, Pendraig milnerae, is now the earliest known carnivorous dinosaur found in the U.K.<br />'The Guardian' reports that over half of the <br />new species identified in 2021 were copepods.<br />Copepods are small, shrimp-like creatures <br />found in both salt and fresh water that play <br />a crucial role in the planet’s carbon cycle.<br />Copepods are not only free-living <br />but many are parasites, and they <br />can be found living in virtually <br />every other major animal group, Prof Geoff Boxshall, Natural History Museum <br />researcher, via 'The Guardian'
