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Dinosaur Hidden in Museum Storage for Nearly a Century Identified as New Predator
Original: A 120-million-year-old fossil forgotten in a museum for nearly a century has revealed a terrifying new dinosaur that may
A fossil collected decades ago and left in museum storage for close to 100 years has been re-examined by palaeontologists and identified as a previously unknown dinosaur species dating back roughly 120 million years. The tiger-sized predator is being described as a fearsome hunter, with some coverage suggesting it would have posed a greater threat to a human than a Tyrannosaurus rex. The find highlights how museum archives can still yield major discoveries.
Why now: The dramatic description of a forgotten fossil turning out to be a dangerous new predator has sparked wide interest in palaeontology news.
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