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'Like a gopher, crocodile, and ostrich' combined: NC paleontologists discover new burrowing dinosaur (www.wunc.org)
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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

I don't know if that artistic rendition - with thick legs, flat arms, and odd hairs - is beautiful or ugly. Probably both.

This is specially interesting because, to my knowledge, we barely know about dinosaur species built their own niches, like this. At most we know how they adapted themselves to already existing ones.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

I think it makes a good overall visual description but personally I believe the actual creature must have been more pleasant to look at.

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

I believe the actual creature must have been more pleasant to look at.

Agreed - they were probably way cuter.

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