A few months ago we would have found this to be weird, but since the earthquake, hurricane, #snOMG, Marion Barry still driving,  and other strange happenings in DC, we find it totally normal. [typical Monday]

A five-inch-long baby dinosaur with a short nose, armor and spikes went belly-up and likely drowned in what is now the Washington, D.C. beltway, say scientists, who describe the find as a new species as well as the first hatchling of any dinosaur species ever recovered in the eastern United States.

The tiny dinosaur, Propanoplosaurus marylandicus, is the youngest nodosaur ever found. This group of short-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs reached about 30 feet long when fully grown and had powerful jaws and small teeth.

h/t QuoVadimusDC via Alltop