SYDNEY (Reuters) –
Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.
The two plant-eating and one carnivore dinosaurs, the first large dinosaurs unearthed since 1981, were found in Queensland and date back 98 million years to the mid-Cretaceous period.
Banjo was light and agile. He could run down most prey with ease over open ground," said Scott Hocknull,
"His most distinguishing feature was three large slashing claws on each hand.
Wintonotitan was a tall animal which may have fitted into a giraffe-like niche, while the stocky Diamantinasaurus was more hippo-like, said Hocknull.
Two of the dinosaurs were found
in a 98-million-year-old "billabong"
The meat-eating theropod dinosaur has been called Australovenator (nicknamed Banjo
the two plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs are Wintonotitan and Diamantinasaurus
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