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New bird-like dinosaur from Wyoming


Carnoferox

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The paravian dinosaur Hesperornithoides meissleri from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming has been described in a new paper. It had been informally known only as "Lori" for over a decade, so I and many others are understandably excited that it has finally been published. I had the pleasure of seeing the holotype of this species at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, and I can say that it is a beautiful specimen.

https://peerj.com/articles/7247/

https://theropoddatabase.blogspot.com/2019/07/lori-published-meet-hesperornithoides.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/discovery-raptor-dinosaur-adds-new-wrinkle-origin-birds-180972588/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/new-dinosaur-species-velociraptor-cousin-lori-may-upend-flight-evolution-theories/

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Doesn't look like a bird I would want to bump into, while foraging for my afternoon Lunch. 

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