A new stegosaur posing as an ankylosaur

Thyreosaurus was a stegosaur, but wore its armor like an ankylosaur; A new iguanodontian, Hesperonyx, was named from Portugal; and dinosaur of the day Eotyrannus, a large early tyrannosauroid
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Dinosaur of the day Eotyrannus, a tyrannosauroid from the Early Cretaceous which was surprisingly large for its time—aptly named the "dawn tyrant".
In dinosaur news this week:
• A new stegosaur, Thyreosaurus atlasicus, had large oval plates different than any other stegosaur
• A new iguanodontian, Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum, was found in Portugal
• Dinosaurs and concrete have a lot in common

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