Tiny Meat-Eating Dinosaur Discovered

An undated illustration of the oldest known meat-eating dinosaur from the UK—a chicken sized animal that would have been one meter (3 feet) long with its tail. James Robbins/Natural History Museum via PA

This carnivorous dinosaur fossil, originally discovered at Pant-y-ffynnon in southern Wales, was mistaken for another species for many years.

Finally, after 40 years, during which it has been lost, found, and renamed, paleontologists say it represents an entirely new species which they have named as Pendraig milnerae.