Meet the 'hell chicken,' a feisty little dinosaur who feasted on fruit

Muzammil Hussain October 29, 2026

An illustration of a large, turkey-like creature, covered in blue and red feathers, plucking small red fruits off a tree.

While other dinosaurs were crunching the bones of their prey in their powerful teeth, or slowly gnawing on leaves and twigs, Infernogallus jamesi may have been happily savouring nature's sweet delights.

While other dinosaurs were crunching the bones of their prey in their powerful teeth, or slowly gnawing on leaves and twigs, Infernogallus jamesi may have been happily savouring nature's sweet delights. An illustration of a large, turkey-like creature, covered in blue and red feathers, plucking small red fruits off a tree.

While other dinosaurs were crunching the bones of their prey in their powerful teeth, or slowly gnawing on leaves and twigs, Infernogallus jamesi may have been happily savouring nature's sweet delights.

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