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CT Scans Confirm Europe’s First Megaraptoran Species

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC · How we work

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U.K. researchers led by Dr. Cassius Morrison announced a new megaraptoran species, Invictibellatrix amberina.
The Isle of Wight skull fragment, collected by Reginald Walter Tooley, entered the Natural History Museum in 1924.
Invictibellatrix measured three to four metres, stood 1.5 m high, and likely ate small dinosaurs, lizards and mammals.
Using CT scans and 3D modelling, researchers confirmed its classification, marking Europe’s first megaraptoran evidence and suggesting an Asian origin.

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U.K. researchers led by Dr. Cassius Morrison announced a new megaraptoran species, Invictibellatrix amberina.
The Isle of Wight skull fragment, collected by Reginald Walter Tooley, entered the Natural History Museum in 1924.
Invictibellatrix measured three to four metres, stood 1.5 m high, and likely ate small dinosaurs, lizards and mammals.
Using CT scans and 3D modelling, researchers confirmed its classification, marking Europe’s first megaraptoran evidence and suggesting an Asian origin.