Meet 'Dracoraptor,' a new species of dinosaur

A new species of dinosaur thought to be the oldestJurassic dinosaur ever found in the United Kingdomhas a name.

Meet Dracoraptor hanigani or “dragon robber.”

Dracoraptors are believed to have lived about 200 million years ago, and are likely distant relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex, according to study published in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday.

The Dracoraptor’s bones were discovered on a beach in Wales by two fossil-hunting brothers in 2014. A year later a University of Portsmouth student found a fossilized foot in the same location, according to a statement from the University of Portsmouth.

Researchers asked the brothers who first discovered the fossils, Rob and Nick Hanigan, to name the dinosaur.

“We invited Rob and Nick to name this beautiful little dinosaur, and they suggested ‘Dracoraptor’ after draco meaning dragon, the national symbol of Wales, and raptor meaning thief or plunderer,” David M. Martill, researcher on the study.

The fossils included the dinosaur's skull, claws, teeth and foot bones, according to -read more-http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2016/01/21/dracoraptor-dinosaur-species-wales-jurassic/79104410/