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Ant-eating dinosaur may have been ‘Tiny Rex’

By T.K. Randall
April 1, 2010 · Comment icon 3 comments

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Scientists have discovered a new type of tiny ant-eating dinosaur that lived in forests million of years ago.
The new dinosaur named Xixianykus zhangi was discovered in China, it possessed a number of adaptations that made it a skilled runner and would have used its arms to dig in the ground for ants and termites to eat.
A newfound ant-eating dinosaur was one of the smallest known and also one of the best adapted for running, scientists revealed. A farmer discovered the fossil skeleton of the roughly foot-and-a-half-long creature, named Xixianykus zhangi, in southern Henan in China.


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Comment icon #1 Posted by Purplos 15 years ago
I wonder if it had a long, sticky tongue. Were ants bigger back then?
Comment icon #2 Posted by Grimmace 15 years ago
Why just ants and termites? Wasn't it assumed, at one time, that a lot of these tiny dinos were egg-eaters? I'd bet being highly adapted to running would serve a nest-raider much better than a bug-eater. Last time I checked, modern ant eaters weren't known for speed.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Danr 15 years ago
Awww! I want one!


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