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Scientists say the newly discovered, birdlike dinosaur likely ate whatever it wanted._ by [Harry Swartout](https://time.com/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Mar 21, 2014 2:19 PM UTC by [Harry Swartout](https://time.com/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Mar 21, 2014 2:19 PM UTC What do you get when you cross a velociraptor and a chicken? Anzu Wyliei. The new dinosaur species was discovered by scientists at an excavation site in North Dakota. That, coupled with the bird-like qualities of the dino, has earned the newly discovered species the nickname “Chicken from Hell.” The results were published in the _Plos One Journal_ on Wednesday. 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. Watch the video above for more. ## Transcript Just how big does a domesticated fowl have to be to be dubbed the chicken from hell? Scientists say this bird, if you will, weighed about 500 pounds, stood about 10 feet high and had very large feet with sharp claws. Published in the Plus One journal Wednesday, Anzu Wyliei is the formal name of this half- ton dinosaur from about 65 million years ago. And the name chicken from hell is oddly appropriate. The fossils that helped researchers piece together the story of this specimen were all discovered in the Hell Creek formation, which includes North and South Dakota, as well as parts of Montana. If you were to take a time machine back to the end of the age of dinosaurs, your first thought would probably be, what a big, weird looking bird. I actually think chicken from hell is a pretty good nickname for this thing. As the Washington Post points out, despite all the comparisons, this Dino- bird is not literally a chicken, or even a bird. It is definitely a dinosaur. Anzu Wyliei belongs to a group of dinosaurs called Oviraptorosaurs, which are known for having feathers. These dinos lived during the Cretaceous Period. As one researcher points out, prehistoric animals like this provide a more complete history of modern animals. Well, first of all, it shows yet another lineage of very bird- like dinosaurs are giving further evidence that birds really are just a lineage of small predatory dinosaurs. The study says the hellish chicken ate mostly vegetation with some animals mixed in, but also spent a lot of time running from bigger predators. When asked what the so- called chicken from hell might have tasted like, the head researchers suggested, ostrich or alligator, but definitely not a Buffalo wing. 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