ARGENTINA: ARGENTINE SCIENTIST PRESENTS FOSSIL OF CARNIVOROUS DINOSAUR THOUGHT TO HAVE ONLY EXISTED IN ASIA

Record ID: 863989

  • Title: ARGENTINA: ARGENTINE SCIENTIST PRESENTS FOSSIL OF CARNIVOROUS DINOSAUR THOUGHT TO HAVE ONLY EXISTED IN ASIA
  • Date: 23rd February 2005
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF PHOTOS OF EXCAVATION SITE IN NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA (4 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 10th March 2005 12:00
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  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
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  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVAEGXP2ECAKUTNZ13YM3ICY66UO
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  • Story Text: Argentine scientist presents fossil of carnivorous dinosaur thought to have only existed in Asia.
    Palaeontologists in Argentina confirmed on Wednesday (February 23) that a new dinosaur, Neuquenraptor Argentinus, was discovered in Sierra Del Portezuelo, Neuquen.
    The fossil of Neuquenraptor, a carnivorous cousin of Velaciraptor of Mongolia, was found along with several other fossils from the Cretaceous period.
    The dinosaur fossil has a large protruding toe that scientists believe it used to hunt its prey.
    "We assume that Neuquenraptor was a predator. It was an animal that liked to hunt and that used this toe to grab its prey, pin it to the ground and tear off skin and muscle and have a party with the animals that got in its way,"
    said Argentine Palaeontologist Fernando Novas who made the discovery.
    This discovery provides conclusive evidence that deinoicosaurios did live in Gondwana.
    Scientists believe Africa broke away from Gondwana more than 100 million years ago but that a connection still existed between what is now South America, Antarctica, India and possibly Australia until about 70 million years ago.
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