SCIENCE LAB SCENIC* : MIGHTY MITT

A DINOSAUR that really knew how ro get a grip with a bizarre ' manipulating claw.' 

Under the cover of darkness 87 million years ago, a dog-size dinosaur crept up to the nest of a bigger unsuspecting contemporary.

Its goal, some researchers believe was to snatch a large egg.

The thief had a handy hack to get to that meal : a multi tooled forelimb comprising a giant claw, two side digits and a set of spikes that were ideal for clutching the smooth surface of an egg.

Researchers described this bizarre hand, and the dinosaur it belonged to in December in the Proceedings of the Zoological institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The team named the species Manipulonyx reshetovi.

The spike covered hand of Manipulonyx [ or manipulating claw ] turned heads.

'' I've honestly never been more flabbergasted by any dinosaur fossil,'' said Stephen Brausette, a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh who was not involved in the study.

At first glance, he wondered if he could be '' some kind of lobster larvae or starfish,'' he said.

This unique finding at its respective publishing continues to part [2]. The World Students Society thanks Jack Tamistea.