Multiple complete skeletons of the new species, named Oksoko avarsan, were unearthed in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia by a University of Edinburgh-led team.

The feathered, omnivorous creatures grew to around two metres long with only two functional digits on each forearm, and also had a large, toothless beak similar to the type seen in parrots today.

Researchers said the remarkably well-preserved fossils provided the first evidence of digit loss in the three-fingered family of dinosaurs known as oviraptors.

The discovery that they could evolve forelimb adaptations suggests the group could alter their diets and lifestyles, and enabled them to diversify and multiply, the team says.

Dr Gregory Funston, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences, who led the study, said: “Oksoko avarsan is interesting because the skeletons are very complete and the way they were preserved resting together shows that juveniles roamed together in groups.

“But more importantly, its two-fingered hand prompted us to look at the way the hand and forelimb changed throughout the evolution of oviraptors, which hadn’t been studied before.

“This revealed some unexpected trends that are a key piece in the puzzle of why oviraptors were so diverse before the extinction that killed the dinosaurs.” Researchers studied the reduction in size, and eventual loss, of a third finger across the oviraptors’ evolutionary history.

The creatures’ arms and hands changed drastically in tandem with migrations to new geographic areas, specifically to what is now North America and the Gobi Desert.

The team also discovered that Oksoko avarsan, like many other prehistoric species, were social as juveniles. The fossil remains of four young dinosaurs were preserved resting together.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/07/toothless-two-fingered-dinosaur-unearthed-in-the-gobi-desert-13384777/

Rubbish scientist.. No be only 100 million years, na 1 billion years ago..


Are these scientists mad?

Shey we resemble Omo Ase ni??

Werey lawon eleyi Sha.. Imagine 100 million years

gasparpisciotta:
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam

There is nothing like 68million years ago.

Thank you.. What is carbon dating sef?

I know carbon, I know dating

Does carbon date each other again

68 million years! Carbon dating o...

Modified:

Radioactive dating o...

Osoko

Na Fayose dem dey call like dat....

Fossils Carbon dating is a scam

There is nothing like 68million years ago.

Them go soon discover wetin go kill all of us oneday ..

gasparpisciotta:
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam
There is nothing like 68million years ago.

Will u shutup .. Saying what u don't know

What ever happened to humans all these billion and trillion years ago?
We probably weren't even apes, yet?

Juliusmomoh:

Will u shutup .. Saying what u don't know

What ser do you know about carbon dating? Please educate me.

These animals existed, no doubt. But 68million years ago....?

You got to be kidding me man!!!!!!!

600 million years for these "Million years discoveries" scientists

gasparpisciotta:
Fossils Carbon dating is a scam

There is nothing like 68million years ago.

How did you come to this conclusion?

Judybash93:


How did you come to this conclusion?

Bit more research on the subject of carbon dating.

no need to call lalasticlala first. let us first discuss about the years

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What are we benefiting from all these conspiracy theories

I almost thought they were chickens looking from the top

shey una never tire ni?

una go soon discover adam and eve

Why do museums have old dinosaur bones?

Because they can't afford new ones

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If it was 6.8billion years ago.I for believe.

Scientist competing among themselves who will throw the biggest lie ever

Lol.... when I read the the first few words of the title, I thought the thread was about NLC.

Denique:
68 million years! Carbon dating o...

It's not carbon dating. It is radio dating or radioactive dating. Carbon dating is not accurate beyond 50,000 years

Good

Sparogatively, another new technology would emerge and they'll tell us that what we were told about this discoveries aren't totally true.

Until then I'm not buying any of this!
It's my opinion!