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New chicken-sized dinosaur baffles paleontologists

Foskeia pelendonum was a tiny, chicken-sized Early Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur from northern Spain with unusual skull and teeth indicating novel feeding behavior and evolutionary implications.
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This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel

A newly discovered pachycephalosaur, Zavacephale rinpoche, from early Cretaceous Mongolia extends the group's fossil record by 15 million years with a fully formed dome.
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Meet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Found

A remarkably complete Early Cretaceous pachycephalosaur skeleton from Mongolia represents the oldest known dome-headed dinosaur and clarifies early pachycephalosaur evolution.
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