Thursday, June 14, 2007
Giant bird-like dinosaur found
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ChiefsPosted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(News24.com) from China.
Beijing - One of the world's top fossil hunters unveiled a previously unknown gigantic, chicken-like dinosaur on Wednesday that may change evolutionary theory on prehistoric animals.
The remains of the animal, thought to have weighed 1 400 kilograms, was discovered in a freak find by Xing Xu in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, an area rich with fossils, the scientist told AFP.
The new species, named the Gigantoraptor erlianensis, is the biggest bird-like dinosaur ever found and at a height of five metres is comparable in size to the famous Tyrannosaurus, Xing said.
The 85 million-year-old creature was 35 times heavier than other known similar species, and is thought to have had a beak and sporadic patches of feathers, according to a paper to be released...
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ChiefsPosted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(News24.com) from China.
Beijing - One of the world's top fossil hunters unveiled a previously unknown gigantic, chicken-like dinosaur on Wednesday that may change evolutionary theory on prehistoric animals.
The remains of the animal, thought to have weighed 1 400 kilograms, was discovered in a freak find by Xing Xu in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, an area rich with fossils, the scientist told AFP.
The new species, named the Gigantoraptor erlianensis, is the biggest bird-like dinosaur ever found and at a height of five metres is comparable in size to the famous Tyrannosaurus, Xing said.
The 85 million-year-old creature was 35 times heavier than other known similar species, and is thought to have had a beak and sporadic patches of feathers, according to a paper to be released...
Read More...
