Saturday, November 14, 2009

Dinosaur Discovered In South Africa... And May Reveal How They Grew To Be So Big

Bridging the gap: A graphic released by Australian paleontologist Adam Yates shows the newly discovered dinosaur species - with the fossil bones found by the team marked on the outline

From The Daily Mail:

A new dinosaur named the 'Earth Claw' has been discovered in South Africa.

The discovery of the Aardonyx celestae marks a breakthrough in understanding how creatures began walking on all fours - and why they grew so large, scientists claimed yesterday.

Researchers believe the near-perfect skeleton bridges the gap between the earliest two-legged specimens and those who later walked on four limbs.

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