--- title: New Dino Nicknamed The “Chicken From Hell” Discovered description: It was 11.5-feet tall and weighed about 500 pounds, with the body of a raptor canonical: https://time.com/33355/meet-the-chicken-from-hell-scientists-discover-new-dino/ author: Harry Swartout article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-21T14:19:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T06:53:43.588Z article:section: Science og:title: New Dino Nicknamed The “Chicken From Hell” Discovered og:description: It was 11.5-feet tall and weighed about 500 pounds, with the body of a raptor og:url: https://time.com/33355/meet-the-chicken-from-hell-scientists-discover-new-dino/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt535c813db3d005e8/69868697810bbb5743c909c5/chicken-1280x720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1280 og:image:height: 720 og:image:alt: "Chicken from Hell" Dinosaur Discovered og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Dino Nicknamed The “Chicken From Hell” Discovered twitter:description: It was 11.5-feet tall and weighed about 500 pounds, with the body of a raptor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt535c813db3d005e8/69868697810bbb5743c909c5/chicken-1280x720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meet the 'Chicken From Hell'—Scientists Discover New Dino > Sponsored content. 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Anzu Wyliei belongs to the Oviraptorosaurian, or dinosaurs with feathers, category with the Archaeopteryx. Like a bird, Anzu Wyliei has a crest, a beak ,and a bird-like skeleton, but rest assured, the “Chicken from Hell” is all dinosaur. 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