Scientists made remarkable discoveries in the fields of archeology and paleontology in 2022 that shed new light on history, like the “diver” dinosaur fossil unearthed in Mongolia, the oldest human fossil discovered in Spain and the oldest known predator fossil found in England, which stood out as some of the most striking.

Dinosaurs had a particular spotlight in terms of discovery in 2022 as a new species of “predatory and diving dinosaur” has been discovered in Mongolia, which has an “aerodynamic body” similar to modern diving birds such as penguins, and also does not fly.

The fossil is the first known example of a non-flying and bipedal carnivorous dinosaur species, which was named “Natovenator polydontus,” meaning “many teethed swimming predators.”