95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's New Country » dinosaur http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:05:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Dinosaur 'Brontomerus' Discovered http://kezj.com/new-dinosaur-%e2%80%98brontomerus%e2%80%99-discovered/ http://kezj.com/new-dinosaur-%e2%80%98brontomerus%e2%80%99-discovered/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:22:22 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=4349 A bunch of bones that were found in Utah in the 90s have turned out to be a previously unknown dinosaur species. Scientists have named this new discovery the Brontomerus, which means "thunder thighs."

The defining characteristic of the Brontomerus is, in fact, its muscular thighs, which paleontologists believe were used to kick its rivals and predators. Read on to learn more about this prehistoric beast.

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