Michael Pittman, 24, a student at University College London and his colleague from an American university, found the toe was part of an almost complete fossil. The exceptionally well preserved dinosaur, named Linheraptor exquisitus, is the first near complete skeleton of its kind to be found in the Gobi desert in China since 1972.   Related Articles 'Reaper-lizard' dinosaur discovered in desert Three new species of dinosaur found in Australia Pint-size mini dinosaurs terrorised prehistoric landscape Biggest and smallest prehistoric predators unearthed Remains of 200m year-old Loch Ness-style creature found The eight foot long creature is related to Velociraptor, one of the terrifying stars of the movie Jurassic Park. Like its famous cousin, Linheraptor had a large curved toe claw on each foot which may have been used to dispatch prey. The 55lb dinosaur, which lived 75 million years ago, would have been agile and swift on its feet. Mr Pittman and Jonah Choiniere from George Washington University came across the animal's fossil bones sticking out of a cliff face.[Read more...]