Venomous prehistoric raptor discovery

A group of University of Kansas researchers working with Chinese colleagues have discovered a venomous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China. This is the first report of venom in the lineage that leads to modern birds.

In a video interview, Larry Martin, KU professor and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Institute, talks about the finding.

Learn more at http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/december/21/raptors.shtml

And learn about the KU Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center at http://www.nhm.ku.edu/

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[happinesson]

it is exciting to discovery new species that lived million of years ahead of us! There is always something new to discovery! Rare species!

[thoostorm4]

@bandalismizzztt wow check out the big brains on her

[Knuglescow]

Rawr

[bandalismizzztt]

thats a new pokemon.

[CatchedByAngels]

Just because that dinosaur had feathers then it doesn't mean it's related to birds.

[SupremeAmerican]

AMAZING

[MsAllosaurus]

This is crazy, a poisonous Dromaeosaurid, this is weirdest to aspect from a dinosaur, because I never would have thought that dinosaurs could be poisonous.

[mmmmmarcus]

there's no evidence to support this dinosaur was venomous. For all we know, those grooves were a filter-feeding mechanism.

[BashProductions123]

@d34thguitarr I thought that to, seeing they dont have very big wings and very little feathers for it's size.

[TPhiP]

all dinosaurs was venomous because of their blood line, people was eating them unaware of the poison, so many people got sick, they had to kill all the dinosaurs