Newly discovered raptor lived alongside T rex

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Newly discovered raptor lived alongside T. rex

Famed paleontologist Phil Currie helps newly identified Acheroraptor find its place in the dinosaur family tree.

(Edmonton) It’s been a big year for the University of Alberta’s Phil Currie, even by his standards as one of the world’s top dinosaur hunters. He's lNewly discovered raptor lived alongside T. rexead instructor on Dino 101. This summer, he had a museum named after him. Just last month, his discovery of a pristine baby dinosaur fossil made headlines worldwide. And now, he has helped a Canadian colleague identify a new type of “raptor” dinosaur that lived at the same time as the mega-predator Tyrannosaurus rex and the plant-eater Triceratops.

The newly discovered dino, dubbed Acheroraptor temertyorum, was a two-legged meat-eater and close cousin of the Velociraptor.

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Edited December 20, 2013 by Waspie_Dwarf

[Likely Guy]

Moon base?

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Moon base?

D'oh!

It's fixed now. Serves me right for trying to multi-task.