part of the name of a musician?
This is Bucky Masiakasaurus knopfleri: mah-SHEE-a-kah-SOR-us
which means vicious lizard.
Bucky had a long neck and tail, walked on two feet, and weighed about as much as a German shepherd. But the most unique feature of the newly discovered Masiakasaurus knopfleri is its teeth, some of which stuck out from its jaw almost parallel to the ground.
Masiakasaurus was found only on the Island of Madgascar in 1995 and later discoveries were made in 2011 so there's about 65% of the creature known.
Rumor has it that Bucky feasted on fish and lived as a carnivorous dinosaur. He lived in Madgascar. The dinosaur’s fossils were dated to the Late Cretaceous period (about 65-70 million years ago). They show that he was five- to six-feet long and weighed about 80 pounds The most famous Masiakasaurus is Bucky.
The scientists who discovered masiakasaurus credit Mark Knopfler's (the lead singer of Dire Straits) music as a lucky charm; it seemed that many of their most important discoveries were made whenever they were listening to his songs.
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