Scientists have dubbed the dinosaur Gonkoken nanoi and say it weighed up to a metric ton and could grow to 4 meters (13.12 feet) in length according to the study published in Science Advances. In 2013, an expedition led by the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) discovered fragments of yellowish bones at the bottom of a hillside close to the major tourist destination Torres del Paine in Patagonia. "(The) Gonkoken nanoi is not an advanced duck-billed dinosaur, but rather an older transitional duck-billed lineage: an evolutionary link to advanced forms," said Alexander Vargas, another study author. "Gon" means similar or similar to and "koken" means wild duck or swan. Reporting by Fabian Andres Cambero; Writing by Alexander Villegas; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Torres del, Read, del, Jhonathan Alarcon, Alarcon, Alexander Vargas, Mario, Fabian Andres Cambero, Alexander Villegas, Sandra Maler Organizations: El valle del rio, Torres del Paine, Chilean Antarctic Institute, del Paine, Thomson Locations: Chilean, El valle del, Chinas, Torres, Magallanes, Antarctic, Chile, SANTIAGO, Patagonia