Scientists find dinosaur that was scourge of Jurassic Europe


In Europe 150 million years ago, this dude was the biggest, baddest bully in town.

Two scientists in Portugal announced on Wednesday that they have identified the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever found in Europe, a 10m-long brute called Torvosaurus gurneyi that was the scourge of its domain in the Jurassic Period.

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