'Thunder-thighs' dinosaur discovered: Brontomerus may have used powerful thigh muscles to kick predators
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new dinosaur named Brontomerus mcintoshi, or "thunder-thighs" after its enormously powerful thigh muscles, has been discovered in Utah. Brontomerus may have used its powerful thighs as a weapon to kick predators, or to help travel over rough, hilly terrain. Brontomerus lived about 110 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period, and probably had to contend with fierce "raptors" such as Deinonychus and Utahraptor.