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A newly discovered South African dinosaur was a heavyweight even as a youngster

It probably walked on two legs and weighed about 400 kilograms (880 pounds), despite still being a youngster. Meet Nyana rooiwalensis, a newly identified dinosaur species that lived more than 200 million years ago in what is now South Africa.

A newly discovered South African dinosaur was a heavyweight even as a youngster
Image: Phys.org
It probably walked on two legs and weighed about 400 kilograms (880 pounds), despite still being a youngster. Meet Nyana rooiwalensis, a newly identified dinosaur species that lived more than 200 million years ago in what is now South Africa.

Originally published at Phys.org

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