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New species of dinosaur related to Tyrannosaurus rex and birds discovered on Isle of Wight – ABC News
University of Southampton researchers say bones discovered on Britain’s Isle of Wight belong to a new species of dinosaur related to the carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex.
Four bones found on a beach on the Isle of Wight, off England’s south coast, belong to a new species of theropod dinosaur, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and birds, say researchers at the University of Southampton.
Key points:
- The bones are vertebrae from the neck, back and tail of the new dinosaur
- They were found separately over a period of weeks in 2019 by two individuals and a family group
- The people who found the fossils are getting a co-author credit on …
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