Giant feathered dinosaur no pretty polly

WEIGHING more than a ton with a parrot’s beak and dagger-like claws, Gigantoraptor was far from a pretty Polly.

Giant feathered dinosaur no pretty polly

Scientists who discovered the feathered flesh-eating dinosaur in China were astonished by its size.

The creature, which stood on two legs, was at least twice the height of a man at the shoulder and more than 26 feet long.

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