Palaeontology
Tiniest dinosaur in North America found
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T.K. RandallOctober 22, 2009 ·
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Image Credit: Pavel Riha
Weighing less than a teacup Chihuahua the newly discovered Fruitadens haagarorum which lived 150 million years ago was just 28 inches long and is the smallest known dinosaur in North America.
The tiniest dinosaur in North America weighed less than a teacup Chihuahua, a new study says. Seen above as an artist's reconstruction in front of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in California, the agile Fruitadens haagarorum was just 28 inches (70 centimeters) long and weighed less than two pounds (one kilogram).
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National Geographic |
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