Dino Species Has 'Something Never Seen Before'

A fossil found in Chile is from an unusual looking canine measured dinosaur species that had a one of a kind cutting tail weapon, researchers revealed Wednesday. A few dinosaurs had spiked tails they could use as cutting weapons, and others had tails with clubs. The new species, portrayed in a review in the diary Nature, has something never seen before on any creature: seven sets of "edges" spread out sideways, similar to a cutting weapon utilized by old Aztec champions, says lead writer Alex Vargas. "It's a truly strange weapon," says Vargas, a University of Chile scientist, per the AP. "Books on ancient creatures for youngsters need to refresh and place this unusual tail in there. ... It simply looks insane."

The plant-eating critter had a mix of qualities from various species that at first sent scientistss down some unacceptable way. The back end, including its tail weapon, appeared to be like a stegosaurus, so the analysts named it Stegouros elengassen. After Vargas and his group inspected the bits of skull and did five distinct DNA examinations, they closed it was simply indirectly identified with the stegosaurus. All things being equal, it was an uncommon Southern Hemisphere individual from the tanklike ankylosaur group of dinosaurs. (The stegouros name stuck, however, and can be effortlessly mistaken for the more notable stegosaurus.)

Vargas refers to it as "the lost family part of the ankylosaur." The fossil is from around 72 million to 75 million years prior and seems, by all accounts, to be a grown-up dependent on the manner in which bones are intertwined, Vargas says. It was found with its front end level on its midsection and the back end calculated down to a lower level, as though it had been trapped in a sand trap, Vargas says. From its birdlike nose to its tail tip, the stegouros extended around 6 feet yet would have simply come up to the thighs of people, Vargas notes.

A fossil found in Chile is from an abnormal looking canine estimated dinosaur species that had a remarkable cutting tail weapon, researchers announced Wednesday. A few dinosaurs had spiked tails they could use as wounding weapons, and others had tails with clubs. The new species, depicted in a review in the diary Nature, has something never seen before on any creature: seven sets of "sharp edges" spread out sideways, similar to a cutting weapon utilized by antiquated Aztec heroes, says lead writer Alex Vargas. "It's a truly uncommon weapon," says Vargas, a University of Chile scientist, per the AP. "Books on ancient creatures for youngsters need to refresh and place this abnormal tail in there. ... It simply looks insane."

The plant-eating critter had a mix of characteristics from various species that at first sent scientists down some unacceptable way. The back end, including its tail weapon, appeared to be like a stegosaurus, so the analysts named it Stegouros elengassen. After Vargas and his group inspected the bits of skull and did five unique DNA examinations, they finished up it was simply remotely identified with the stegosaurus. All things considered, it was an uncommon Southern Hemisphere individual from the tanklike ankylosaur group of dinosaurs. (The stegouros name stuck, however, and can be effectively mistaken for the more notable stegosaurus.)

Vargas refers to it as "the lost family part of the ankylosaur." The fossil is from around 72 million to 75 million years prior and has all the earmarks of being a grown-up dependent on the manner in which bones are intertwined, Vargas says. It was found with its front end level on its stomach and the back end calculated down to a lower level, as though it had been trapped in a sand trap, Vargas says. From its birdlike nose to its tail tip, the stegouros extended around 6 feet yet would have simply come up to the thighs of people, Vargas notes.