New 'thunder-thighs' dinosaur discovered

A new dinosaur has been discovered recently in Utah, USA, called the Brontomerus Mcintoshi. It is a member of the long-necked sauropod group. The reason for its "thunder thighs" may have been to kick predators or get through the rough terrain. An adult and a juvenile Brontomerus Mcintoshi have been found in a damaged and previously looted quarry. It is said to have lived 110 million years ago in the Cretaceous Period.

It seems like there are more and more dinosaurs being discovered every time I turn around. It makes you wonder how many there really were back in that time. Finding new fossils like this can give us important information to how life could have been back then. It could also give us new ideas about how we should live now. The more scientists discover, the better, because these discoveries could benefit us and give us more knowledge.

http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2011/02/23/new_thunderthighs_dinosaur_discovered.html

David Watts