Strange beaked 'hell chicken' is the first fruit-eating dinosaur
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"Strange beaked 'hell chicken' is the first fruit-eating dinosaur" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 12 articles from 11 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Martin Cid Magazine, Phys.org, SBU News and The Independent. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 12d ago.
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Coverage (12)
- A ‘hell chicken’ that lived beside T. rex had jaws made for mashing fruit Martin Cid Magazine · 15d ago
- Rare fossil discovery reveals new dinosaur species that specialized in eating fruit Phys.org · 15d ago
- Dinosaur Discovery Reveals a Specialized Fruit Eater SBU News · 15d ago
- Stony Brook Paleontologist Dinosaur Discovery Reveals a Specialized Fruit Eater SBU News · 15d ago
- New 'hell chicken' dinosaur discovery in US unveils first fruit-eating species The Independent · 15d ago
- Turkey-sized ‘hell chicken’ dinosaur had a jaw suited to mashing fruit The Brighter Side of News · 15d ago
- Fruit-eating dinosaur Infernogallus jamesi ID'd for first time by research team with Stony Brook paleontologist Newsday · 15d ago
- ‘Hell chicken’ dinosaur likely dined on fruit, not meat Popular Science · 15d ago
- Rare fossil discovery reveals new dinosaur species that were specialized fruit-eaters EurekAlert! · 15d ago
- A newly identified bird-like dinosaur from the Cretaceous period may be the first known dinosaur specialised in fruit eating; researchers studied its chewing muscles to reconstruct a diet that differs from the meat and plant foods usually associated with The Times of India · 15d ago
- Scientists identify first known fruit-eating dinosaur | The fossils were found in the US Inshorts · 15d ago
- Strange beaked 'hell chicken' is the first fruit-eating dinosaur Reuters · 15d ago
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