Two carnivorous dinosaurs were discovered in UK’s Isle of Wight, one called ‘the horned crocodile-faced hell heron’ and the other named after paleontologist Angela Milner
suggest that the discovery of the previously unknown predators “offers unique insights into how the Spinosauridae family of dinosaurs made the transition from land-dwelling to semi-aquatic predators over a period of tens of millions of years.”
The dinosaurs are “examples of a type of dinosaur called a spinosaur, known for long and narrow skulls with lots of conical teeth - perfect for grasping slippery fish - as well as strong arms and big claws,”, which means “the horned crocodile-faced hell heron” because herons live and hunt by the water, while the other one, translates as “Milner’s riverbank hunter” after the late British paleontologist Angela Milner, who passed away just a couple of months ago in August.reports.
The “hell heron” fossil’s long muzzle and cylindrical teeth are unlike terrestrial carnivores’ sabre-like blades such as the ones found on T-rex fossils.
"Both would have been heron-like shoreline hunters, wading out into water and thrusting the head down quickly to grab things like fish, small turtles, et cetera, and on land would do something similar, grabbing baby dinosaurs or the like. They would basically have eaten anything small they could grab," says paleontologist and study co-author David Hone of Queen Mary University of London.
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