New dinosaur named for iconic Korean cartoon character Dooly

This is an artist’s depiction of the new South Korean juvenile dinosaur, Doolysaurus huhmini. Also in the image are birds and other dinosaurs that lived during the mid-Cretaceous of present-day South Korea. Image via Jun Seong Yi/ University of Texas at Austin.

• Scientists discovered a new baby dinosaur in South Korea. They named it Doolysaurus, after a beloved Korean cartoon character.
• They scanned the fossil using micro-CT technology, revealing hidden bones and skull parts without disturbing the rock.