New heron-like dinosaur discovered in Patagonia, Argentina

Paleontologists have identified a new species of heron like unenlagiid dinosaur named Kank Australis from Patagonia in southern Argentina.

New heron-like dinosaur discovered in Patagonia, Argentina. Paleontologists have identified a new species of heron like unenlagiid dinosaur named Kank Australis from Patagonia in southern Argentina. Researchers say it may have hunted fish and other aquatic prey in rivers and wetlands about 70 million years ago. The dinosaur, named Kank australis, lived about 70 million years ago near the end of the Cretaceous Period, and appears to have fed on fish and other aquatic prey in rivers, ponds, and wetlands. The discovery adds a new species to the Unenlagiidae, a group of southern-hemisphere theropod dinosaurs related to the broader dromaeosaur, or raptor, lineage. The fossils include teeth, vertebrae, and toe bones that contained enough unique features for researchers to identify the animal as a previously unknown species. Although the fossil...