Fossils of 67 million-year-old feathered dinosaur found in New Mexico

Paleontologists in South America have reportedly discovered a new species of disaur in Mexico, which y believe was one of last raptor like disaurs. research which was published in journal Scientific Reports stated that newly found feared disaur lived in New Mexico about 67 million years ago. research was led by  study author Steven Jasinski who collaborated with doctor visor Peter Dodson of School of Veterinary Medicine Robert Sullivan of New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque.

In 2008, Sullivan found fossils of new species in Cretaceous rocks of San Juan Basin, New Mexico. He, along with his field team of Jasinski and James Nikas, collected specimen on U.S. federal land under a permit issued by Bureau of Land Manment. entire specimen was recovered over four field seasons, international media reported.

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Jasinski and his coauthors gave species its official name, Dineobellator tohesperus, which means "Navajo warrior from Southwest," in hour of people who today live in same region where this disaur once dwelled.

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Striking Features

Features of animal's forelimbs, including enlarged areas of claws, suggest this disaur could strongly flex its arms and hands. This ability may have been useful for holding on to prey using its hands for smaller animals such as birds and lizards, or perhaps its arms and feet for larger species such as or disaurs. Its tail also possessed unique characteristics. While most raptors' tails were straight and stiffened with rod-like structures, Dineobellator's tail was rar flexible at its base, allowing rest of tail to remain stiff and act as a rudder. y were reportedly swift and agile predators, distantly related to Tyransaurus rex.

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