New contender for oldest dinosaur

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... A study in Biology Letters describes Nyasasaurus parringtoni, a new species from 10-15 million years before the previous earliest dinosaur specimens.

It walked on two legs, measured 2-3m in length with a large tail and weighed between 20 and 60kg.

The find suggests that many millions of years passed between dinosaurs' first members and their dominance on land.

"It fills a gap between what we previously knew to be the oldest dinosaurs and their other closest relatives," report co-author Paul Barrett, of the Natural History Museum in London, told BBC News ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20594147

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1. did it have a saddle for Noah?

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2. You could ask Barrett at NHM, but I think he might not enjoy the question

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3. grinnin Barrett? n/t

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4. groanin barrett, if he has to hear from all the punny people