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Bones found in South America reveal a bizarre new dinosaur Based on an ancestry that links it to Tyrannosaurus rock, this reptile should have been a meat eater. Instead, it preferred plants. Researchers described the new species in Nature. its genus name – Chilesaurus – reflects that it was found in what's now Chile. The team that discovered the fossils gave it a species name of diegosuarezi to honor Diego Suarez. While just 7 years old, Diego found the first dinosaur bones in the same general area of Chile, It's a place know as to Toqur Fomation C. diegosuarezi roamed South America around 150 million years ago. It measured about 3 meters (roughly 10 feet) from head to tail. Its sturdy back legs, thin body, and short, stout arms made it look a bit like T. rex. But it also had a long neck, small head, and a mouth full of leaf-shaped teeth. These features gave it a more Brontosaurus-like appearance. And like Brontosaurus, it would have eaten plants, making it an herbivore

When the author writes that Chilesaurus diegosuarezi “should have been a meat-eater,” she most likely means that the species:

A. would have been healthier if it had eaten meat

B. would have grown even larger if it had eaten meat

C. had the head, neck, and teeth of a meat-eater

D. had body features similar to those of its meat-eating relative

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