Scientists unearth new kind of dinosaur

(image by artist/animator Jourdan Biziou, click it to go to larger version)

"A NEW species of feathered dinosaur may provide clues to how some relatives of Velociraptor gave up meat and turned veggie.

The dinosaur, named Falcarius utahensis, lived 125 million years ago and is one of the first of its kind found in America.

Described as a primitive therizinosaur, it walked on two legs, was about 13ft long, and stood 4.5ft tall.

The creature carried a pair of formidable weapons - sharp, curved, four-inch claws - but also had a number of early plant-eating features." (Full article @ link)

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Cool. A new dinosaur for kids to learn all the facts on!
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