Chile Discovers Remains of New Dinosaur Species

SANTIAGO - Researchers from the University of Chile have discovered the remains of a plant-eating dinosaur that was previously unknown in the southern hemisphere, as reported in the journal Science Advances.

The dinosaur was found in Chilean Patagonia, where significant paleontological discoveries have been made in recent years. One of the researchers described the dinosaur as a "slender-looking dinosaur capable of reaching vegetation on both two and four legs."

The dinosaur lived 72 million years ago in the far south of Chile. It measured up to four meters in length, weighed a ton, and had a duck-like beak.

The Chilean scientists have named the dinosaur species Gonkoken nanoi. The word 'gonkoken' comes from the Tehuelche language, which was the main language in the region until the end of the 19th century, and it means 'resembling a wild duck or swan.'

Gonkoken nanoi is the fifth dinosaur species discovered in Chile.