Dinosaur from Sahara Ate Like a ‘Mesozoic Cow’

Nigersaurus taqueti, as it looked in the flesh. Research by University of Chicago paleontologist Paul suggests the animal mowed down ferns and other plants with its lightweight skull and skeleton.

« Dinosaur from Sahara Ate Like a ‘Mesozoic Cow’

Credit: Art by Tyler Keillor/Photo by Mike Hettwer, courtesy of Project Exploration Copyrigh 2007 National Geographic

Nigersaurus taqueti, in the flesh and without. A flesh model of the animal's skull and neck as well as a life-sized, 30-foot-long reconstruction of the dinosaur will be on display at the National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall through March 18, 2008.

« Dinosaur from Sahara Ate Like a ‘Mesozoic Cow’

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