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Biggest parrot-beaked dinosaur fossil found in Siberia

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Kemerovo (Russia): Fragments of the skeleton of the biggest known psittacosaurus sibiricus, or a parrot-beaked dinosaur, have been unearthed near the village of Shestakovo in Russia’s Kemerovo region in western Siberia.

Large-scale excavation has been taking place in Shestakovo for the last 60 years.

The excavations have yielded fragments of skeletons of eight dinosaurs — from small raptors to a giant 30-metre tall sauropod.

But the most important finds are two well preserved skeletons of endemic parrot-beaked dinosaurs that roamed the Earth some 125 million years ago.

Dinosaurs of the psittacosaurus family lived in Asia about 100-130 million years ago.

They were about the siThe_Childrens_Museum_of_Indianapolis_-_Psittacosaurus_skeleton_castze of a gazelle and walked normally on two legs.

They had a short snout with a powerful “beak” on their upper jaw, making them look like a giant parrot.

“Psittacosaurus sibiricus is believed to be about twice as big as psittacosaurus gobiensis found in Mongolia. Now that we have fragments of the skull and a vertebra we think it was an adult dinosaur some 1.5 times as big as the ones found here before. It probably reached three metres,” Konstantin Tarasenko of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Paleontological Institute said Friday.

He said that the new fossil finds, if they belonged to an adult dinosaur, would make it possible to trace changes in a psittacosaurus skeleton as the animal was maturing.

Apart from that, these finds would add to the knowledge of their behaviour patterns, for instance, scientists would be able to reconstruct their mode of walking, he said.

The rare finds will go on display at a  later this month.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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