alaeontologists have unearthed a never-before-seen raptor-like dinosaur that lived during a period of extreme climate change around 100 million years ago. Researchers think the newfound species could be an evolutionary ‘missing link’ between two key dinosaur groups. The newly described species, , belongs to the clade Ornithopoda – an extinct group of non-avian, mostly bipedal dinosaurs with several birdlike features. It’s unclear how large this species was, but it likely grew to around three metres long. One of the standout features of is its powerful jaw, which hints that the species exclusively ate plants.
