Scipionyx
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| ?Scipionyx Conservation status: Fossil |
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| Scipionyx samniticus dal Sasso & Signore, 1998 |
Scipionyx was a very small theropod dinosaur from Early Cretaceous Italy. There has been only one skeleton discovered, which is notable for the preservation of soft tissue and internal organs. It is the fossil of a baby only a few inches long. Adult size is estimated to be 2 metres(6 feet).
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