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Scientists have unearthed the biggest collection of dinosaur fossils in German history, including that could belong to previously unknown species, researchers said on The scientists think the 130 million year-old fragments of bones and teeth come from six different species that could be related to the predatory carnivores Velociraptor and Deinonychus, as well as from prehistoric crocodiles and tortoises. This find is unique for Germany where other dinosaurs remains are collected in the past because the variety of dinosaur species to have left traces in the same place. The bones were found in a five-metre (16-ft) deep trench, which Lanser believes was a prehistoric watering hole.

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