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Discovery of Exquisite Feathered Dinosaur in China Could Rewrite The Evolution of Flight

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An exquisitely preserved feathered raptor just discovered in north-eastern China could probably fly. It's also...

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  1. Live Science

    Remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur discovered in China reveals new secrets of flying predator evolution (opens Live Science)

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    A newly discovered feathered dinosaur named Norellraptor barsboldi had sharply curved teeth and claws, as well as four wings, and it adds evidence to the idea that flight evolved several times in different dinosaur groups.

  2. Phys

    New feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges our theories on bird and dinosaur evolution (opens Phys)

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    A newly described feathered dinosaur found in northeastern China adds evidence supporting the theory that flight-related features evolved differently in various bird-like dinosaur groups. The findings, reported in Nature Communications, are based on an analysis of an exceptionally well-preserved fos…

  3. Science Alert

    Discovery of Exquisite Feathered Dinosaur in China Could Rewrite The Evolution of Flight (opens Science Alert)

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    An exquisitely preserved feathered raptor just discovered in north-eastern China could probably fly. It's also...

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