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Ginormous Claws Found in The Gobi Desert Belong to a Never-Before-Seen Species


A newly discovered species of feathered, bipedal dinosaur with "exceptionally preserved and atypical hands" had just two fingers, each one tipped with a gigantic, claw-like talon.

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