Giant fossil footprints lead to megaraptor dinosaur discovery in China

Fossil foot tracks uncovered in southeastern China have led to the discovery of a megaraptor dinosaur, a giant relative of velociraptors made famous in Jurassic Park.

Raptors were sickle-clawed fast-paced predator dinosaurs closely related to birds.

While some like the velociraptor grew to about the size of a large poodle, there were also giants such as the utahraptor that grew to about 1.5m (5ft) tall and 6m (20ft) wide.

The exact size of the largest…