Incredibly well-preserved dinosaur from 110 million years ago turns out to be new species

The discovery itself was amazing.

A dinosaur was found in Canada around 110 million years after it died. National Geographic covered the accidental discovery in its June issue and created a 3-D rendering to show how well-preserved the dinosaur fossils were in an ancient river bank. 

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The discovery was back in 2011. Since then, researchers have determined the armored beast that weighed almost 3,000 pounds is a new species of nodosaur. 

It's called Borealopelta markmitchelli, according to a study released Thursday in the journal Current Biology.

The new species, which once roamed what is now Alberta, Canada, is from the Early-read more