Ricardo Sacamoto

“I'm now going to go through the Natural History Museum's iguanodontian collections to identify what's there as part of my Ph.D. This could lead to the discovery of more new dinosaur species that haven't yet been recognized.”

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

Ricardo Sacamoto plans to review the Natural History Museum's iguanodontian collections for his Ph.D., which could reveal more new dinosaur species.

“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.