Monster haul: Three new dinosaurs discovered (page 2)
The remains of three new dinosaur species, including a flesh-eating predator, have been found in Queensland's outback. The carnivore, nicknamed Banjo, which was found near two giant herbivores in a waterhole in Winton, is the most complete meat-eater ever found in the country.A Queensland Museum palaeontologist, Scott Hucknall, said the animal, known as Australovenator wintonensis, was bigger than the velociraptor, whose "disemboweling" sickle claw helped earn its fierce reputation."The cheetah of his time, Banjo was light and agile," Hucknall told the Sydney Morning Herald. "He could run down most prey with ease."The dinosaurs, which date back nearly 100m years to the middle of the Cretaceous period, have been named after Banjo Paterson, who composed Waltzing Matilda in Winton in 1885, and some of the characters from the song.The two herbivores Clancy - Witonotitan wattsi - a tall, slender animal similar to a giraffe, and Matilda - Diamantinasaurus matildae - said to be more hippo-like, are new types of tita
Monster haul: Three new dinosaurs discovered
The remains of three new dinosaur species, including a flesh-eating predator, have been found in Queensland's outback. The carnivore, nicknamed Banjo, which was found near two giant herbivores ...
Sat 4 Jul 09 from Guardian.co.uk
Scientists Find Dinosaur That Lived 98M Years Ago
Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. ...
Fri 3 Jul 09 from FOXNews
With razor-sharp claws and lightning speed, was Banjo the most fearsome hunting dinosaur ever?
If you thought the flesh-ripping dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were terrifying, those fearsome creatures were just puppydogs compared to the giant teeth-gnasher that once roamed the plains of Australia.
Fri 3 Jul 09 from Daily Mail
Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia ...
Fri 3 Jul 09 from Reuters
Three new dinosaurs found in Australia
WINTON, Australia, July 3 (UPI) -- Three new dinosaurs -- two giant plant eaters and a carnivore -- have been discovered in Queensland, Australia, scientists said.
Fri 3 Jul 09 from UPI
Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from ...
Fri 3 Jul 09 from AP
Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found, Mon 6 Jul 09 from Examiner
Three New Dino Species Uncovered in Australia
Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of three new species, including one agile predator that lived 98 million years ago.Writing in the peer-reviewed journal, PLoS ONE, Scott Hocknull ...
Fri 3 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
Three New Dino Species Uncovered in Australia, Fri 3 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
Triple Fossil Find Puts Australia Back On The Dinosaur Map
Scientists have discovered three new species of Australian dinosaur discovered in a prehistoric billabong in Western Queensland: two giant, herbivorous sauropods and one carnivorous theropod.
Fri 3 Jul 09 from ScienceDaily
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