Nova espécie de dinossauro da Patagônia caçava como garças

29 de maio de 2026

Reportado por IA

Paleontólogos identificaram uma nova espécie de dinossauro semelhante a um raptor que viveu há cerca de 70 milhões de anos no sul da Patagônia. Batizada de Kank australis, a criatura provavelmente caçava peixes usando adaptações semelhantes às das garças modernas.

A descoberta baseia-se em fósseis, incluindo dentes, vértebras e ossos dos dedos dos pés, encontrados na fazenda La Anita, perto de El Calafate, na província de Santa Cruz, na Argentina. Pesquisadores liderados pelo Dr. Matías Motta, do Museu Argentino de Ciências Naturais Bernardino Rivadavia, classificaram-no como um terópode unenlagiídeo e estimaram que os adultos atingiam de 2,5 a 3 metros de comprimento.

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