"Frankenstein's dinosaur" fills the gap between predators and prey
New Atlas - Wed 16 Aug 17Dinosaurs came in a ridiculous variety of shapes and sizes, but just how they all fit together is still up for debate. The recently-discovered Chilesaurus is made up of a weird mishmash ...
Puzzling ‘missing link’ dinosaur was early plant eater
Cosmos Magazine - Tue 15 Aug 17Scientists claim Chilesaurus fills gaps in our understanding of early herbivores.
'Frankenstein dinosaur' mystery solved
BBC News - Tue 15 Aug 17A dinosaur that seemed to be an evolutionary mishmash turns out to have a key place in history.
New Evidence for That Huge Dinosaur Family Tree Rewrite
Discover Magazine - Tue 15 Aug 17Remember that paper that dropped a few months ago completely rewriting the dinosaur family tree? Well, the researchers are back, this time using one of the odder dinos out there as evidence ...
Study identifies dinosaur 'missing link'
Phys.org - Tue 15 Aug 17A bizarre dinosaur which looked like a raptor but was in fact a vegetarian may be the 'missing link' between plant-eating dinosaurs and theropods, the group that includes carnivores such as ...
Missing link dinosaur bridges the gap between vegetarians and meat eating dinosaurs
ZME Science - Thu 17 Aug 17This missing link provides a glimpse into how different dinosaurs groups split and evolved differently.
Dinosaurs' missing link: 'Frankenstein' dino found
FOXNews - Wed 16 Aug 17The legendary Bigfoot is often described as the "missing link" between apes and man, but the Chilesaurus has an edge on Bigfoot: it is the missing link between herbivore dinosaurs and their ...
This Enigmatic Dinosaur May Be the Missing Link in an Evolution Mystery
Livescience - Wed 16 Aug 17A bizarre-looking dinosaur discovered by a young boy in Chile may be the missing link showing how members of one major dinosaur lineage evolved into a completely new dinosaur group, a new study ...
Chilesaurus diegosuarezi is an odd mix of features and could be the common ancestor of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs, uniting these two seemingly disparate groups.
Discovery News - Tue 15 Aug 17Credit: Gabriel LioWhen Chilesaurus diegosuarezi was first described in 2015, the 150-million-year-old dinosaur baffled nearly everyone. Its head resembled that of a carnivore, ...
Chilesaurus may be missing link in dinosaur family tree
Daily Mail - Tue 15 Aug 17Researchers from the University of Cambridge suggest that some Chilesaurus started eating meat while others started eating plants, leading to a split between the two groups.
This odd-looking creature may be the ‘missing link’ in dinosaur evolution
L.A. Times - Tue 15 Aug 17Chilesaurus, a two-legged dinosaur with a Frankenstein-like mix of features, could be the “missing link” that fills a mysterious gap in the dinosaur family tree, a new analysis shows. The ...
Vegan raptor may be missing link between two major dino groups
UPI - Wed 16 Aug 17Paleontologists have discovered a missing link between two large and diverse dinosaur groups.
‘It’s alive!’ Well, almost: Frankenstein monster may be missing dinosaur link
Science Blog - Wed 16 Aug 17A hole in the historic record of dinosaurs may have just been filled thanks to the finding of a new species that experts are calling a “Frankenstein’s monster.” The odd beast ...
Scientists solve the mystery of the ‘Frankenstein dinosaur’
RedOrbit - Wed 16 Aug 17An unusual species of ancient reptile dubbed the “Frankenstein dinosaur” because it seemed to be made up of parts from unrelated species could be the missing link between plant-eaters ...