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What is a Muttaburrasaurus and how did it get its name?

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The Muttaburrasaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur, believed to be able to walk on either two legs or all four. It is estimated to have had a length of 7-9m. The Muttaburrasaurus was named after the locality in which the first fossils were found in 1963 - Muttaburra, in western Queensland, Australia.

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