Paleontologists have discovered a strange-looking new dinosaur species that has amazed experts and boasts quite the odd origin story.
Dubbed 'Halszkaraptor escuilliei,' or simply Halszka for short, the creature somewhat resembles a modern day swan yet sports flipper-like 'arms' as well as monstrous claws on its feet.
The dinosaur's snout also garnered interest from experts as it boasts crocodile-like teeth lurking beneath what looks to be a beak.
Believed to be a relative of the infamous velociraptor, researchers say that the creature was likely amphibious, which would make it only the second such dinosaur ever discovered.
What also makes the Halszka rather exceptional is how it wound up in the hands of paleontologists in the first place.
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