Dinosaur’s ducklike body hints at an aquatic lifestyle.

DINOSAURS; WATER birds; GEOCHRONOMETRY; RIB cage; HINDLIMB; PREDATORY aquatic animals

Natovenator polydontus may be the first known nonbird dinosaur to have possessed a streamlined body comparable to that of modern diving birds, researchers report December 1 in Communications Biology. A dinosaur unearthed in Mongolia is making a splash among paleontologists, as its sleek physique may add evidence to the idea that some dinos were suited for life in the water. Natovenator and other closely related dinosaurs may have been swimming predators, the researchers say, challenging the popular notion that dinos were landlubbers. [Extracted from the article]

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