Three new dinosaurs found in western Queensland
Fossilised bones of two new species of giant plant-eating sauropods, nicknamed "Matilda" and "Clancy" were also found on the dig, Premier Anna Bligh announced today.
“The cheetah of his time, Banjo was light and agile,” said Queensland Museum paleantologist Scott Hocknull, who is among the scientists being credited with the discoveries.
“He’s Australia's answer to velociraptor, but many times bigger and more terrifying.”
Palaeontologists say that the 20-tonne Diamantinasaurus matildae (Matilda), which stood 4m and was up to 20m long, was a solid and robust animal, filling a niche similar to the hippopotamus today.
The second new species, the 10-tonne Wintonotitan wattsi (Clancy) represented a tall animal that may have been Australia’s prehistoric answer to the giraffe.
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