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Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Rativates

Rativates

RAT-ih-VAY-teez, “large flightless-bird foreteller"

When the skeleton of Rativates was found in the 1930s, it was thought to belong to another dinosaur species. But recent close examination shows different features—enough to make it a separate, new species.

Where:

Alberta, Canada

How Long:

11 feet

What It Ate:

Plants, insects, small animals

When:

76 million years ago

By: Dougal Dixon

Art by: Robert Squier

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