They have “strong” claws and a “reduced” fifth toe that limits their climbing ability. The study’s lead co-author, Veerappan Deepak, described the new species as a “diminutive dragon ...

The creature in question was a powerfully-built meat-eating dinosaur with scythe-like claws for ripping apart prey. Experts named it Balaur bondoc, which means 'stocky dragon' in Romanian.