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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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Three New Dinos Discovered

Image: Australovenator wintonensis























Image courtesy Travis R. Tischler, Australian Age of Dinosaurs



"Banjo" is the nickname for the newly-named dinosaur Australovenator wintonensis, a meat-eating, raptor-like dino recently found in Australia. The fossilized remains are one of three new dinosaur species discovered in Winton, a town in the Australian outback.

Learn more about the dig and meet new discoveries "Matilda" and "Clancy" on National Geographic News.

Test your knowledge of dinosaurs in this National Geographic Kids Brainteaser.

2 Comments

i have eleven lizards that look just like that(except they don't have spikes)!!! :')

That is one wicked looking dinosaur!

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