Linheraptor Exquisitus - New Raptor Species Discovered In Mongolia
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 11:09
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Paleontologists have discovered a new raptor species in Inner Mongolia. The exceptionally well preserved dinosaur, named Linheraptor exquisitus, is the first near complete skeleton of its kind to be found in the Gobi desert since 1972, and will help scientists work out the appearance of other closely related dinosaur species. A study documenting the find was published today in Zootaxa. Linheraptor is in the Dromaeosauridae family of the carnivorous theropod dinosaurs and lived during the Late Cretaceous period. In addition to Linheraptor and Velociraptor, theropod dinosaurs include charismatic meat-eaters like Tyrannosaurus rex and modern birds. read more