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Bizarre new dinosaur species blends swan, penguin, crocodile and Velociraptor

New Atlas - Wed 6 Dec 17

Between fluffy early birds, the largest land animals to ever walk the Earth and beachball-sized toads that ate baby dinosaurs, the ancient world was full of strange creatures. Now, palaeontologists ...

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Looks Like Something Dr. Seuss Dreamed Up

TIME - Wed 6 Dec 17

A bill like a duck but teeth like a croc’s, a swanlike neck and killer claws

Duck, Duck, Dinosaur! Meet Halszkaraptor, A Mongolian Mash-Up

Discover Magazine - Wed 6 Dec 17

If it looks like a duck...it may be a curious new dinosaur, Halszkaraptor escuilliei. The Mongolian maniraptor is a mouthful to say and a, uhm, glory to behold. But the most interesting thing ...

Dino-duck discovery astonishes palaeontologists

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 6 Dec 17

New dinosaur fossil from Mongolia reveals weird chimera with the bill of a duck, neck of a swan and swimming adaptations of a penguin.

Synchrotron sheds light on the amphibious lifestyle of a new raptorial dinosaur

Phys.org - Wed 6 Dec 17

An exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia unites an unexpected combination of features that defines a new group of semi-aquatic predators related to Velociraptor. Detailed ...

Synchrotron sheds light on the amphibious lifestyle of a new raptorial dinosaur, ScienceDaily - Wed 6 Dec 17

Duck-dinosaur hybrid baffles scientists with mixed-up body

FOXNews - Wed 6 Dec 17

What do you get when you cross a duck, a crocodile, a swan, a penguin and an ostrich? The newest species of dinosaur with a cartoon-like appearance.

Duck-Like Dinosaur Is Among Oddest Fossils Yet Found

National Geographic - Wed 6 Dec 17

75 million-year-old fossils reveal new species of dinosaur

Daily Mail - Wed 6 Dec 17

The strange creature which was discovered in southern Mongolia before being illegally exported had a graceful swan-like neck but also scythe-like claws, a reptilian tail, and a beak lined ...

This duck-like dinosaur with killer claws ran, swam and tore prey to shreds

USA today - Wed 6 Dec 17

The fossil of a new, 75-million-year-old species has been discovered in Mongolia.        

This weird, water-loving dinosaur has claws like a velociraptor and a neck like a goose

L.A. Times - Wed 6 Dec 17

Scientists have discovered a duck-like new dinosaur species with a swan neck and flippered forelimbs. It spent at least some time living in water.

Oddball dinosaur was 'mixture between a Velociraptor and a goose'

Reuters - Wed 6 Dec 17

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strange turkey-sized, bird-like dinosaur that boasted a swan's neck, arms resembling flippers, long legs and a mouth full of needle-like teeth staked out a unique amphibious ...

Synchrotron Sheds Light on Amphibious Lifestyle of New Raptorial Dinosaur

Laboratory Equipment - Thu 7 Dec 17

NewsAn exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia unites an unexpected combination of features that defines a new group of semi-aquatic predators related to Velociraptor. Contributed ...

New dinosaur looks like odd mix of duck, croc, ostrich, swan

AP - Wed 6 Dec 17

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With a bill like a duck but teeth like a croc's, a swanlike neck and killer claws, a new dinosaur species uncovered by scientists looks like something Dr. ...

New dinosaur looks like mix of duck, crocodile, ostrich, swan

The Hindu - Thu 7 Dec 17

Full curled-up skeleton was found in a sandstone rock in Mongolia