Fossils found in 113-million-year-old rocks in Victoria lead to discovery of turkey-sized herbivore which lived in rift valleyMore than 10 years after fossils were discovered sticking out of a rock platform in Victoria’s remote south-west, scientists have identified a new dinosaur that once roamed the “lost world” between Australia and Antarctica. Foot and tail fossils found in 113-million-year-old rocks near Cape Otway in 2005 have led to the discovery of a turkey-sized herbivore which lived in the Australian-Antarctic rift valley. World's largest dinosaur footprints discovered in Western Australia Read moreThe dinosaur – named Diluvicursor Pickeringi, meaning Pickering’s flood-running dinosaur - ran on two strong hind legs and probably weighed between 3 or 4 kilograms. Matt Herne from the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Sciences said the discovery helped demonstrate the diversity of the dinosaur life that populated the ancient rift valley that once connected Australia to Antarctica. “Much of the fossil vertebrate material from this site has yet to be described, so we hope to discover further dinosaur species, specimens and other exciting animals there,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 14, 2018 03:22 UTC