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A woman takes photos of a replica of a newly discovered meat-eating dinosaur that prowled Argentina 90 million years ago, in Buenos Aires, July, 13, 2016. The dinosaur, dubbed “Gualicho” in honour of a Patagonian aboriginal goddess, was unearthed in 2007 near the town of El Choco in Argentina's central Rio Negro province, which lies at the northern edge of Patagonia. Analysis of the fossils did not begin until 2012. The dinosaur appears to be related to Deltadromeus dinosaurs, which lived in Africa in the Cretaceous era. But its two-fingered arms looked more like those of a Tyrannosaurus. “Gualicho” is part of a lineage that developed in the southern hemisphere and includes dinosaurs that lived in Australia. Paleontologists hope it will help them learn more about carnivorous dinosaurs in South America. (Photo by Enrique Marcarian/Reuters)
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