A dinosaur the size of a chicken has been discovered that researchers say has features unlike anything seen before in the fossil record.
The ancient creature, known as Ubirajara jubatus, lived approximately 110 million years ago in modern-day Brazil, and it had a mane of long fur running down its back, with "stiff ribbons projecting out and back from its shoulders."
"What is especially unusual about the beast is the presence of two very long, probably stiff ribbons on either side of its shoulders that were probably used for display, for mate attraction, inter-male rivalry or to frighten off foe," the study's lead author, University of Portsmouth paleobiology professor David Martill, said in a statement.
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