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A fossil of the theropod Ubirajara jubatus (pictured) sparked a Twitter campaign in late 2020 with the hashtag #UbirajarabelongstoBR that called for the fossil’s return to its home country of Brazil.
R.S.H. Smyth et al/Cretaceous Research 2020
In the Cretaceous Period, roughly 100 million years ago, the dinosaur Ubirajara jubatus probably turned heads with its feathers, shoulder rods and flashy displays.