New Fish-Eating Dinosaur Found in Argentina Lived Like a Modern Heron

Illustration of Kank australis. Credit: Gabriel Díaz Yantén A newly discovered fish-eating dinosaur from Argentina may have hunted in a way similar to modern herons, offering fresh insight into the ecosystems of South America during the age of dinosaurs.

New Fish-Eating Dinosaur Found in Argentina Lived Like a Modern Heron. Illustration of Kank australis. Credit: Gabriel Díaz Yantén A newly discovered fish-eating dinosaur from Argentina may have hunted in a way similar to modern herons, offering fresh insight into the ecosystems of South America during the age of dinosaurs. Researchers identified the species, named Kank australis, from fossil remains that include teeth, vertebrae, and toe bones recovered in southern Patagonia. The dinosaur lived about 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. The species was described by paleontologist Matías Motta and colleagues from the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia. Their findings were published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Scientists classified Kank australis as an unenlagiid, a group of raptor-...