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Carnivorous dinosaur named ‘one who causes fear’ discovered in Patagonia
Scientists in Argentina have unearthed the well-preserved skull of a meat-eating dinosaur that roamed northern Patagonia about 85 million years ago.
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Scientists say the carnivorous dinosaur grew to around around 5 metres long
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In the local native Mapuche language, Llukalkan means “one who causes fear”
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It was well-preserved, allowing scientists to conduct thorough studies on the braincase
Fossils revealed a beast with a short snout, keen hearing and stout bite strength that made it a daunting predator.
The dinosaur, named Llukalkan aliocranianus, was roughly 5 metres long.
It was a member of a carnivorous group which prospered in South America and other parts of Earth’s Southern Hemisphere during the Cretaceous Period,…
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