The expansive dinosaur group that includes big hunters like the T. rex has a strange new member. Its bones were found in Mongolia. Scientists named the new dinosaur Natovenator polydontus. They say it was about the size and shape of the bird called a goose. It also had a long neck, similar to a goose’s. But, it was not a bird, the scientists say. The research suggests the animal was semi-aquatic, meaning it spent much of its life in water. It lived about 72 million years ago during a period of time called the Cretaceous Period. It was built like a diving bird, with a body meant for quickly swimming in water. Inside its mouth, were about 100 small teeth, the scientists said. And, they said they believe the dinosaur was covered in feathers. Yuong-Nam Lee of Seoul National University in South Korea is lead writer of the research published in the journal Communications Biology. He said Natovenator has many “peculiar” qualities. It was the cousin of the speedy little meat-eating dinosaur the Velociraptor. But Natovenator was adapted to a life that involved a freshwater environment. The researchers said the animal may have floated on rivers and lakes, diving to hunt and using its long neck to catch fish and insects. Natovenator’s skeleton is about 70 percent complete. It was unearthed in the Gobi Desert. Many dinosaur skeletons have been found in the desert in recent history.
Title: Goose-necked Dinosaur Was Built Like a Diving Bird
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/A13.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Goose-necked Dinosaur Was Built Like a Diving Bird' data-article-id='6331'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13333'>The expansive dinosaur group that includes big hunters like the T. rex has a strange new member. </span> <span data-start-time='13333' data-end-time='18396'>Its bones were found in Mongolia. </span> <span data-start-time='18396' data-end-time='25563'>Scientists named the new dinosaur Natovenator polydontus. </span> <span data-start-time='25563' data-end-time='34188'>They say it was about the size and shape of the bird called a goose. </span> <span data-start-time='34188' data-end-time='41229'>It also had a long neck, similar to a goose’s.</span> <span data-start-time='41229' data-end-time='47042'>But, it was not a bird, the scientists say. </span> <span data-start-time='47042' data-end-time='58333'>The research suggests the animal was semi-aquatic, meaning it spent much of its life in water.</span> <span data-start-time='58333' data-end-time='69354'>It lived about 72 million years ago during a period of time called the Cretaceous Period. </span> <span data-start-time='69354' data-end-time='79938'>It was built like a diving bird, with a body meant for quickly swimming in water. </span> <span data-start-time='79938' data-end-time='88292'>Inside its mouth, were about 100 small teeth, the scientists said. </span> <span data-start-time='88292' data-end-time='95063'>And, they said they believe the dinosaur was covered in feathers.</span> <span data-start-time='95063' data-end-time='110854'>Yuong-Nam Lee of Seoul National University in South Korea is lead writer of the research published in the journal Communications Biology. </span> <span data-start-time='110854' data-end-time='116958'>He said Natovenator has many “peculiar” qualities.</span> <span data-start-time='116958' data-end-time='125146'>It was the cousin of the speedy little meat-eating dinosaur the Velociraptor. </span> <span data-start-time='125146' data-end-time='133229'>But Natovenator was adapted to a life that involved a freshwater environment. </span> <span data-start-time='133229' data-end-time='148479'>The researchers said the animal may have floated on rivers and lakes, diving to hunt and using its long neck to catch fish and insects.</span> <span data-start-time='148479' data-end-time='153958'>Natovenator’s skeleton is about 70 percent complete. </span> <span data-start-time='153958' data-end-time='158333'>It was unearthed in the Gobi Desert. </span> <span data-start-time='158333' data-end-time='165229'>Many dinosaur skeletons have been found in the desert in recent history. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/A13.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=19096 data-hint-location='110854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_peculiar.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word peculiar?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='strange or odd'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/strange_or_odd.wav'><span>strange or odd</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/at_a_90_degree_angle.wav'><span>at a 90 degree angle</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/in_deep_thought.wav'><span>in deep thought</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/secretive.wav'><span>secretive</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19097 data-hint-location='153958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/in_which_desert_was_this_dinosaur_fossil_found.wav'>In which desert was this dinosaur fossil found?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the Gobi Desert'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/the_gobi_desert.wav'><span>the Gobi Desert</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/the_sahara_desert.wav'><span>the Sahara Desert</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/the_mojave_desert.wav'><span>the Mojave Desert</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5728/the_nubian_desert.wav'><span>the Nubian Desert</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=19098 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