Oculudentavis khaungraae

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News:Recently, Scientists have identified a fossilised skull of a flying dinosaur named Oculudentavis khaungrae which may be the smallest Dinosaur yet discovered.

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  • It was discovered in a  99-million-year-old amber in northern Myanmar.
  • The Skull is only 7.1 mm in length which indicates the dinosaur was similar in size than the bee hummingbird, the smallest living bird.
  • The fossil is said to be from the Mesozoic era which is about 250 million to 65 million years ago.
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