Scientific discoveries this week: 9-6-10
Romania – Fossils from a relative of the Velociraptor were unearthed by scientists giving long awaited insight into dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous period. The predator, named Balaur bondoc, is the first reasonably complete fossil of a carnivorous dinosaur during the last 60 million years of dinosaurs’ existence in Europe. Balaur bondoc exhibited more than 20 anatomically unique features including short and stocky feet and legs and large pelvic muscles. Scientists state that the predator was more suited for kick-boxing than sprinting, leading to the nick-name “The Stocky Dragon.”