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This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution
The nearly complete Alnashetri skeleton weighs under 2 lbs and clarifies alvarezsaur evolution, showing small body size before specialized ant-eating traits developed.
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Conservative AngleThis 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution
A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis reveals that these animals became tiny before developing their later specialized features, such as stubby arms and ant-eating adaptations. Weighing under two pounds, the dinosaur is one of the smallest known from South America.
Paleontologists identified in Neuquén the Alnashetri cerropolicensis, a tiny alvarezsaurid. The finding, detailed in ScienceDaily, advances chronologically the miniaturization of the species. Read more
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