“Paludohadros is the first species I've ever named and I'm honored to have been able to work on it. I still remember the incredible moment when I realized that this was a new species that no one had ever identified before.”

Ricardo Sacamoto · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

Ricardo Sacamoto, who led the research, describes the moment he realized Paludohadros was a previously unidentified species.