Bizarre 'platypus' dinosaur found in Chile

(Courtesy of Gabriel Lío)

Excavating a skeleton in beds of the Toqui Formation, Southern Andes, Chile (Dr. Fernando Novas)

(Courtesy of Gabriel Lío)

Map of South America showing fossil site Aysén in southern Chile (Dr. Fernando Novas)

Excavating a skeleton in beds of the Toqui Formation, Southern Andes, Chile (Dr. Fernando Novas)

Geologist Manuel Suárez and his son Diego, who discovered the dinosaur bone. (Courtesy of Dr. Fernando Novas)

A skeleton and live reconstruction (Courtesy of Gabriel Lío)

Right jaw and teeth in side view. (Courtesy of Dr. Fernando Novas)