A new study found evidence that at least one species of dinosaur may have been an adept swimmer, diving into the water like a duck to hunt its prey.
The study, published in Communications Biology on December 1, describes a newly-discovered species, Natovenator polydontus. The theropod, or hollow-bodied dinosaur with three toes and claws on each limb, lived in Mongolia during the Upper Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago. Scientists from Seoul National University, the University of Alberta, and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences collaborated on the paper.
“Is it paddling with its feet, a bit of a doggy-paddle? How fast could it go?” Further research should also look at the environment in which Natovenator lived. The specimen was discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, but there is evidence there have been lakes and other bodies of water in the desert in the past. “There is a real question of, OK, you’ve got a swimming dinosaur in the desert, what’s it swimming in?” he said.
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