Winton, Australia -- Three new dinosaurs -- two giant plant eaters and a carnivore -- have been discovered in Queensland, Australia, scientists said.
The full dinosaur skeletons were uncovered near Winton by staff and volunteers at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday.
The carnivore, Australovenator wintonensis, nicknamed Banjo, in life would have been bigger and more terrifying than a velociraptor, said paleontologist Scott Huckness.
With three large slashing claws on each paw, Australovenator wintonensis was the "cheetah of his time" -- light, agile and able to run down prey with ease over open ground, said David Elliott, the museum's president.
