Study proposes that a Megaraptor is revealed through footprint fossils.

Daily Dumpling: Study proposes that a Megaraptor is revealed through footprint fossils.

The infamous Velociraptors from "Jurassic Park" are quite different from their real scientific counterparts, which were much smaller in size, similar to a Labrador retriever. However, a team of paleontologists has potentially identified a new large raptor based on fossilized footprints found in China, estimated to be among the largest raptors known to science. These footprints, part of a larger dinosaur trackway from the Late Cretaceous period, suggest the presence of a sizable raptor named Fujianipus yingliangi. While the footprints cannot determine its speed, the raptor was likely a swift predator. This discovery sheds light on the evolutionary competition between raptors and tyrannosaurs during the late Cretaceous period. Although raptors like Fujianipus and Utahraptor were outliers in size, they generally excelled as small- and medium-sized carnivores.

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