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A dinosaur hiding in a museum drawer

A bone found in Britain sat in a museum for about 100 years. Now scientists say it is a brand-new kind of dinosaur!
News Nibbles Edition 2 · Saturday 17 October 2026· Page 5 of the paper
1924What it may have looked like
The skull bone sat in a museum drawer for about 100 years. A drawing.

The bone was found on the Isle of Wight, an island in southern England. In 1924 it was given to the Natural History Museum in London. Nobody knew how special it was, so it was kept in a drawer.

This month, scientists said it belongs to a new dinosaur. They named it Invictibellatrix, which means “unconquered female warrior”. It was about 3 to 4 meters long, probably had feathers, and had big hooked claws.

Another new dinosaur!

Scientists in Zimbabwe, in Africa, also told the world about a new dinosaur this week. It lived about 210 million years ago, walked on two legs and was a cousin of the giant long-necked dinosaurs.

How does a bone become a fossil?
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Long ago
A dinosaur dies, and mud or sand covers its bones.
2
Slowly
Over millions of years, the mud turns to rock.
3
Bones to stone
Minerals in water slowly turn the bones to stone.
4
Found!
The rock wears away, and someone finds the fossil.
Peace news

Leaders are talking about stopping attacks on power stations in the war between Russia and Ukraine. They have not fully agreed yet. Talks between America and Iran are also going on, with help from other countries.

Five cheetah cubs

Five cheetah cubs were born at a Smithsonian center in America. People can watch them on a live “cub cam”. Fewer than 7,000 cheetahs are left in the wild.

Did you know?Museums keep millions of fossils in drawers. Scientists keep finding new things in them!
Talk about itIf you found an old bone, what would you do?
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