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New species of dinosaur discovered

By T.K. Randall
March 20, 2010 · Comment icon 4 comments

Image Credit: Paul Hermans
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that is believed to be a close relative of Velociraptor.
The fossil remains were found in sediments in Inner Mongolia and are over 65 million years old.
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that was closely related to the Velociraptor. The 1. 8m-long predator was a dromaeosaurid - a family of theropod dinosaurs from which modern birds descended.


Source: BBC News | Comments (4)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Triade 14 years ago
anybody know why it's called a Linheraptor? Does Linhe stand for something?
Comment icon #2 Posted by ShadowSot 14 years ago
Seems like it's the name of the place it was found. Linhe District Some dinosaurs are named that way, or named for their finders or in respect to someone.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Triade 14 years ago
ah thx Shadowsot! I was hoping for a cooler explanation though
Comment icon #4 Posted by ShadowSot 14 years ago
ah thx Shadowsot! I was hoping for a cooler explanation though Yeah, reading the PDF on the find, I was expecting it to have something to do with the unique features it displayed. Then I ended up just running the name in Google and finding out where it was.


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