New dinosaur species from patagonia hunted like herons

29. maj 2026

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Paleontologists have identified a new raptor-like dinosaur species that lived about 70 million years ago in southern Patagonia. Named Kank australis, the creature likely hunted fish using adaptations similar to those of modern herons.

The discovery is based on fossils including teeth, vertebrae and toe bones found at La Anita farm near El Calafate in Argentina's Santa Cruz Province. Researchers led by Dr. Matías Motta of the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum classified it as an unenlagiid theropod and estimated adults reached 2.5 to 3 meters in length.

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