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  • The name Seitaad is derived from a Navajo word referring to the legend of a sand-desert monster, while the second part honors US explorer Everett Ruess, who vanished in the southern Utah desert in 1934 at age 20.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • I've been wanting to make an entry about two more new dinosaurs, the velociraptorine dromaeosaurid Linheraptor exquisitus from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, and the "prosauropod" Seitaad ruessi from the Early Jurassic of Utah.

    "Fate is my destroyer. I was ambushed by a lie." greygirlbeast 2010

  • I've been wanting to make an entry about two more new dinosaurs, the velociraptorine dromaeosaurid Linheraptor exquisitus from the Late Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, and the "prosauropod" Seitaad ruessi from the Early Jurassic of Utah.

    "Fate is my destroyer. I was ambushed by a lie." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Seitaad ruessi, derived from the Navajo word "Seit'aad," a sand-desert monster from the Navajo creation legend.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • Paleontologist Mark Loewen displays the newly discovered dinosaur species, Seitaad ruessi, which is derived from the Navajo word, Seit'aad, a sand-desert monster from the Navajo creation legend that swallowed its victims in sand dunes.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • Seitaad ruessi, which is derived from the Navajo word, Seit'aad, a sand-desert monster from the Navajo creation legend that swallowed its victims in sand dunes.

    Latest Articles LiveScience 2010

  • Paleontologist Mark Loewen displays the newly discovered dinosaur species, Seitaad ruessi, which is derived from the Navajo word, Seit'aad, a sand-desert monster from the Navajo creation legend that swallowed its victims in sand dunes.

    Latest Articles LiveScience 2010

  • Seitaad had a long tail and neck topped with a small head and was equipped with leaf-shaped teeth likely specialized for an herbivorous diet.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • Seitaad ruessi, derived from the Navajo word "Seit'aad," a sand-desert monster from the Navajo creation legend.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • "Although Seitaad was preserved in a sand dune, this ancient desert must have included wetter areas with enough plants to support these smaller dinosaurs and other animals," said Sertich.

    Livescience.com 2010

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