The article, dinosaur discovery a world first and it hails from
Australia, presents an external discovery which allows us to learn more about the history of our world and how life dispersed and evolved. There is a shift within the article from lively description of the dinosaur to a more detailed and substantiated explanation of the discoverys significance in the latter half. At the beginning of the article, the dinosaur is described as a large and unique creature as there is repetition of long within the quote long-legged, long-necked and longtailed hippopotamus. The description also emphasises its distinctiveness as the dinosaur is compared to a giraffe and hippopotamus, through the adjectives stumpy and wide. There is also speculation of this dinosaur being a new species as there is also repetition of new throughout the article. The dates highlight the age of the dinosaur 95 million years old and also how incredible this discovery is as it is the third most complete dinosaur discovered in Australia. The facts and use of scientific jargon, sauropod and genus, reinforce the validity of the report and support the discovery of a new dinosaur. The article references an expert, Dr Poropat, further validating the importance of the discovery of a new dinosaur as it could affirm the uniqueness of Australias fauna. Hence, this article, allows us to learn more about the origination and evolution of life within our world.