New dinosaur species identified in Brazil
A new species of dinosaur has been found in Brazil
The Kurupi itaata was a 16-foot long predator
It roamed the country some 70 million years ago
Fossilised remains were found in Monte Alto
LOCATION: MONTE ALTO, BRAZIL
It's one of Brazil's richest sites for dinosaur discoveries
NAME: FABIANO VIDOI, PALAEONTOLOGIST:
"The bones found were the pelvic bone, three vertebrae, and some that we have not yet identified. A phylogenetic analysis was done with those (pieces) we identified, which then identified which species the animal belonged to, and also allowed us to see that it was a new animal."
A model of the Kurupi Itaata will be on display
at Monte Alto's Museum of Palaeontology