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The remains of Africa's earliest dinosaur, which walked the world some 230 million years ago, have been found by scientists in Zimbabwe.  The dinosaur, known as Mbiresaurus raathi, was discovered by an international team of palaeontologists. It was only about one metre (3.2 feet) tall, had a long tail, and could weigh up to 30 kilogrammes (66 pounds).  Christopher Griffin, the researcher who found the first bone, told AFP on Thursday that the creature "ran around on two legs and had a fairly small head." 

Skeleton was found during 2 expeditions by a team of researchers from Zimbabwe, Zambia, US

Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.

Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.

jubatus comes from the Latin for maned or crested.    Many dinosaurs from the supercontinent of Gondwana, which covered much of the southern half of the planet during the Cretaceous Period, were assumed to have had feathers, but it’s exciting to finally have direct evidence, says study coauthor David Martill, a paleontologist at the University of Portsmouth in England. Sign Up For the Latest from Science News Science News articles, delivered to your inbox Client key* Go “These [shoulder] structures are really elaborate; they made this animal look pretty spectacular, just as a bird o...