Unusual Hands of Newly Discovered Theropod Dinosaur

A new species of theropod dinosaur, Migmanychion laiyang, has been discovered in Inner Mongolia, China. The fossil, which includes a complete hand, some ribs, and part of a limb, is thought to be around 121 million years old and is part of the coelurosaurian clade Maniraptora. The structure of the hand is different from all other known species of theropod, giving rise to the question of where this new species fits in. The team plans to keep looking for more fossils to better discover where this new species fits into the dinosaur taxonomy.