Scientists discover a new dinosaur – level 1
15-07-2022 07:00
Scientists in Argentina find a fossil of a new dinosaur. They call the dinosaur Meraxes gigas. The name is after a dragon from a famous TV series.
The dinosaur is a predator. A predator eats other animals. The dinosaur is very dangerous.
The fossil is very special. It has all the body parts. Scientists see the head, arms, and feet. It is the first time that scientists find the whole fossil of this kind of dinosaur. They can learn many things about the animal.
Scientists are surprised at how small the animal’s arms are. The animal weighs about four tons. Its arms are only 60 centimeters long.
Difficult words: fossil (a part of an animal or plant that lives a long time ago), dinosaur (a large animal which lives millions of years ago), weigh (to be heavy).
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