Raptor Line: Fossil finds push back dinosaur ancestry

Fossils of a newly discovered dinosaur species unearthed in Argentina suggest that the reptile’s lineage is older and more widespread than previously suspected. The finding might require scientists to remodel parts of the dinosaur family tree.

SNAPPY SNOUT. The long, slender snout of Buitreraptor gonzalezorum hints that the creature preyed on creatures such as lizards and small mammals.