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A chicken-sized dinosaur that preyed on insects
Thursday, September 25, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Calgary: A Canadian researcher has discovered a new dinosaur that is believed to be North America’s smallest – a 70-million-year-old chicken-sized beast that was also unusual for its diet of insects.
Called the Albertonykus borealis, the odd-looking creature had features like a bird, including slender legs, jaws like pincers, and stubby arms with big claws.
The fossils were excavated near Red D
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