Fossils found in China last month belong to a new species of dinosaur which lived 125 million years ago.
Archaeologists made the discovery in northeast China and believe the dinosaurs were trapped when a volcano erupted and covered them with ash. They have been named Changmian which means ‘eternal sleep’ in Chinese.
Scientists believe that the dinosaur, whose skeleton measured over a metre long, dug burrows like rabbits do today. It had a short, strong neck and arms and the top of its snout was shaped like a shovel.
Check out this great animation on dinosuars from BBC Explainer. Click on the pic to take you there.
