Photo: New Dinosaur May Link S. American, Aussie Dinos

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An Argentine dinosaur, Megaraptor namunhuaiquii—whose claw is shown above—may be related to a new species of dinosaur recently found in southern Australia (not pictured).

The newfound fossil suggests dinosaurs were able to traverse the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana, scientists report.

Photograph courtesy Nathan Smith and Peter Makovicky

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