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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists discover new duck-like dinosaur

Yusik Choi

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species with a duck-like, streamlined body that may have used its adaptations to dive underwater to hunt for prey like modern-day penguins about 71 million years ago.

The findings, published on Thursday in the journal Communications Biology, represent the first case of a non-avian theropod — a type of two-legged carnivorous dinosaur — to have a streamlined body.

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