Scientists have found new dinosaur bones in Victoria that tell a surprising story about Australia’s ancient predators. These fossils reveal that the meat-eating dinosaurs that ruled ancient Australia differed from those on other continents. The research team found five fossils along Victoria’s coast, including bones from two types of large predatory dinosaurs. One type, megaraptorids, were large hunters about 6 to 7 meters long. The other type, carcharodontosauridae, were smaller predators measuring 2 to 4 meters in length. “The discovery of carcharodontosaurus in Australia is groundbreaking,” says Jake Kotevski from Museums Victoria Research Institute. “In South America, these dinosaurs were … Continue reading Oldest Megaraptorid Fossils Found in Victoria Reveal Unique Australian Predator Hierarchy