- Scientists say they’ve found the tiniest dinosaur ever, and it was encased in amber.
- The fossil, found in Myanmar, is so small that it’s comparable to the smallest bird species alive today.
- The researchers believe that despite its size, it was a carnivore that feasted primarily on bugs.
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A tiny chunk of fossilized tree sap holds the tiniest dinosaur ever discovered, according to a team of researchers. As BBC News reports, the fossilized sap, called amber, was found in Myanmar and holds what looks a bit like a tiny bird skull. Dating back some 99 million years, the ancient remains are from the Cretaceous period, and offer us a window into the past we rarely enjoy.
The discovery, which is the subject of a new research paper published in the journal Nature, doesn’t include a full skeleton, but scientists can estimate the size of the dinosaur based on its skull alone. They believe it may have been as small as the tiniest species of bird alive today.
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