'Most bizarre dinosaur ever found' is missing evolutionary link – study

Originally classified as a relative ofT rex,analysis showsChilesaurus belongs to a different dinosaurian group, with implications for the dinosaur family tree An unusual vegetarian dinosaur with the silhouette of a flesh-ripping velociraptor, whose fossilised remains were unearthed in southern Chile 13 years ago, is a missing link in dinosaur evolution, researchers have said.A revised assessment of thekangaroo-sizedChilesaurus diegosuarezi, reported in thejournal Biology Letters, bolsters a theory unveiled earlier this year thatthreatens to upend a long-standing classification of all dinosaurs.Continue reading...
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