Aussie dinosaur 'Australovenator' discovered

(NECN/APTN: Brisbane, Queensland) - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, the Australovenator. It was a 1,100 pound meat-eating predator with three slashing claws on each of its powerful forelimbs, and it stalked the Outback 98 million years ago, researchers said in a report published on Friday. read more

NECN | July 3, 2009

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