Discovering fossils 'swan dinosaurs' is odd in Mongolia

belongs to the dinosaur that looks like an exotic hybrid complex between swans, crocodiles, ducks and ostriches.

Paleontologist Dennis Voeten (Palacky University, Czech Republic) and his colleagues named this creature Halszkaraptor escuilliei , referred to as Halszka , after the late Polish paleontologist Halszka Osmolska. It was identified as a dinosaur, though bizarre.

Photo reconstruction of dinosaur possesses swan, duck, crocodile, ostrich legs and killer nails - (Photo: AP)

In the report published in Nature, the team said that according to the fossil analysis, this "swan dinosaur" is only about 46cm tall and lives on Earth 75 million years ago.

The dinosaur has mines like ducks, crocodile teeth, necks and bodies like swans, ostrich legs with nails like penguins and "killer" nails . According to the study, it is a carnivorous dinosaur capable of swimming well and the speed of land is also high.

The almost intact curled skeleton of the bizarre dinosaur was found in a sandstone block in Mongolia.

Fossil side team of "swan dinosaurs" - (photo: ESRP).

The co-author of the study, paleontologist Paul Tafforeau (ESRP, France), said the animal's mixed body allowed it to both run fast and hunt on the ground and catch fish in fresh water.

Close up of fossil - (photo: ESRP).

The main author of the study, Andrea Cau paleontologist (Geological Museum Capellini, Bologna - Italy) doubted the authenticity of fossils because he was smuggled from Mongolia before returning to his hands. scientists. However, the Synchrotron technique produces three-dimensional images and many analyzes allow them to confirm that this is indeed a creature that is in tune with the matching and available body parts for living activity.