PATAGONIA: Fossilized remains of a new species of dinosaur that lived 90 million years ago have been discovered in Patagonia, Argentine paleontologists announced on Thursday (Friday in Manila). The winged dinosaur had legs similar to the velociraptor, and experts believe it may hold the key to revealing information about the evolution of birds. It is a new species of carnivorous Paravestheropod that has been named Overoraptorchimentoi, explained Matias Motta, a researcher from the Argentine natural sciences museum. It is related to another species found more than 10,000 kilometers away in Madagascar. The first remains were discovered in 2013, with more fossils found in a second dig in 2018.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2020 16:41 UTC