Pictures of a Newly Discovered U.S. Dinosaur

Photograph courtesy James Kirkland, Utah Geological Survey

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Upper and lower jaw fragments from the newly discovered small dinosaur Falcarius utahensis are shown with a U.S. one-cent coin for scale. The teeth are leaf-shaped, ideal for shredding plant material. By contrast, bladelike, serrated teeth are seen in meat-eating dinosaurs, researchers say. Falcarius likely ate both plants and meat, according to scientists.

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