A labrador-sized dinosaur was wrongly categorised when it was found and is actually a new species, scientists have discovered.
Its new name is Enigmacursor - meaning puzzling runner - and it lived about 150 million years ago, running around the feet of famous giants like the Stegosaurus.
It was originally classified as a Nanosaurus but scientists now conclude it is a different animal.
Enigmacursor is tiny by comparison. At 64 cm tall and 180 cm long it is about the height of a labrador, but with much bigger feet and a tail that was "probably longer than the rest of the dinosaur," says Professor Susannah Maidment.
otter - 6mon
Are they gonna put the feathers on this time, finally?
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Dinosaur-sized dogs are around us!
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Brits will do anything to avoid using the metric system
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Natural History Museum to display rare dog-sized dinosaur
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglzy4zndp0oAre they gonna put the feathers on this time, finally?
Dinosaur-sized dogs are around us!
Brits will do anything to avoid using the metric system
Its measurements in centimeters are literally in the text as well as the picture.