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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Oct 14, 1:21 AM

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Isle of Wight fossil Europe's first known long-clawed megaraptoran dinosaur

The Independent and Phys.org describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedIsle of Wight fossil Europe's first known long-clawed megaraptoran dinosaur.
What changedThe left frames it as "New dinosaur species which preyed on humans discovered from Isle of Wight fossil 'overloo...". The center frames it as "Dinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of Wight".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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69WORDING GAP

5 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "New dinosaur species which preyed on humans discovered from Isle of Wight fossil 'overloo...". The center frames it as "Dinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of Wight".

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Oct 13, 11:01 PM: New Scientist joined the source map.

Oct 13, 11:07 PM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.

Oct 13, 11:08 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Oct 13, 11:10 PM: Phys.org joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
The Mirror UK2h ago

New dinosaur species which preyed on humans discovered from Isle of Wight fossil 'overlooked' for 100 years

Scientists have identified a previously unknown long-clawed predator that roamed Britain 120 million years ago - and say humans would have been the perfect size for it to hunt

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Center ·News report
Phys.org1h ago

Isle of Wight fossil Europe's first known long-clawed megaraptoran dinosaur

A new species of dinosaur—a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger—has been discovered by a UCL-led team from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight. The dinosaur, described in a new p...

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Center-left ·News report
The Independent2h ago

Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative

Dinosaur would have been more dangerous for humans than a T-rex, scientists say

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Center ·News report
New Scientist1h ago

Dinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of Wight

Invictibellatrix amberina, a predator in the megaraptoran group of dinosaurs, lived in what is now Britain 120 million years ago and may have had claws 20 centimetres long

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