A new dinosaur has been discovered in Argentina, and its hearing is more impressive than other species that have been found. Llukalkan aliocranianus is the name. The first part gets translated to “the one who causes fear” in Mapuche. Aliocranianus means unusual skull in Latin. Argentina’s Bajo de la Carpa Formation plays host to those dinosaur remains. Researchers published their findings in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology this week. So, 80 million years ago, this apex predator stalked those lands. It had tiny arms and large legs down below. However, some deep recesses in its skull allowed the creature to hear better than some of its contemporaries, including the Tyrannosaurus Rex. So, there’s a wild realm of possibility with this new creature. Federico Gianechini, a paleontologist at the National University of San Luis, Argentina, talked to CNN about the discovery.
