Andreas Iniesta is one of the most popular Barcelona players, and football fans are one of the most dedicated fans on the planet, we all know that. And another confirmation just came from a scientific article. The research group “Nature Research” published the discovery of a new dinosaur. The prehistoric creature was given the name “Iniestapodus burgensis”, after Barca legend Andres Iniesta. Conoce la nueva icnoespecie dedicada a Andrés Iniesta, Iniestapodus burgensis. El buen estado de preservación de las icnitas permite apreciar las impresiones de las 4 garras del pie. Se cree que estas huellas han sido producidas por titanosauriformes no-titanosaurios solitarios🦕 pic.twitter.com/JVw2iZpbuc— Museo Paleontológico de Alpuente (@mupal_alpuente) August 24, 2021 According to elDiario.es , “Iniestapodus burgensis”, which is a new species of long-necked sauropod (four-legged, herbivorous, with a long tail and neck) would be translated as “Iniesta’s foot from Burgos”. These new fossil dinosaur footprints, unique on the planet so far were found in the Sierra de la Demanda, in the province of Burgos and are early Cretaceous sediments (Mesozoic Era), 144 million years old. Iniestapodus ichnites are located in three rocky outcrops that are part of Las Sereas, a megafield with more than 1,000 footprints, extended about 5.6 km in length. In that space they have been identified so far 14 outcrops with dinosaur fossil footprints, but many others may be hidden by land and vegetation.”The traces indicate, as in the case of the footballer from La Mancha, firm, elegant, graceful, well-marked steps of a dinosaur of a peaceful character, enduring over time, with good ground. In the same way that the footprints of the Burgos dinosaurs have lasted millions of years, the talent and success of Andres Iniesta make up a fundamental part of the history of the Spanish team and world football” Archaeological and Paleontological Collective of Salas de los Infantes said in a statement, explaining their reason for honoring the Spaniard.Once dubbed ‘new Messi’ joins Timbe, Dunga and Iniesta in JapanThe 37-year-old midfield strategist has been wearing the Catalans jersey since early youth. Iniesta won the Champions League four times, was world champion and twice European champion, and is currently the captain of J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
