Ny dinosaurieart från Patagonien jagade likt hägrar

29 maj 2026

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Paleontologer har identifierat en ny rovlevande dinosaurieart som levde för cirka 70 miljoner år sedan i södra Patagonien. Varelsen, som fått namnet Kank australis, jagade troligen fisk med anpassningar som liknar moderna hägrars.

Upptäckten baseras på fossiler som tänder, kotor och tåben funna på gården La Anita nära El Calafate i provinsen Santa Cruz i Argentina. Forskare ledda av dr Matías Motta från naturvetenskapsmuseet Bernardino Rivadavia klassificerade den som en unenlagiid-teropod och uppskattade att vuxna individer nådde en längd på 2,5 till 3 meter.

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