Megaraptorid dinosaur may have originated in Australia

December 18, 2023 6:26 PM

Megaraptorid dinosaur may have originated in Australia, study into skull fragment found on beach reveals.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (5 comments total)

The fossil is predicted to be between 121.4 to 118 million years old.

If anyone was wondering where Australia was 120 million years ago, then here is a fun globe to play with. Despite being within the Antarctic Circle at the time, Victoria probably sported some temperate forests and lots of dinosaurs.

This is cool. I didn't know dinosaur fossils were all over the place down there.
posted by Avelwood at 9:17 PM on December 18, 2023 [6 favorites]

Australia has been making scary animals forever huh
posted by ZaphodB at 12:26 AM on December 19, 2023 [1 favorite]

To be fair, everywhere was making scary animals. We don’t call them “tyrant lizards” because they were exceptionally cuddly, after all.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:20 AM on December 19, 2023 [1 favorite]

awww cute stripey dino.
posted by supermedusa at 9:42 AM on December 19, 2023

omg that globe is SO COOL!!!!
posted by supermedusa at 9:46 AM on December 19, 2023