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Leggy dinosaur species could be the latest feathery clue to bird evolution

The Fujianvenator prodigiosus was a pheasant-sized swamp creature that lived around 150 million years ago.

Min wangInstitute of vertebrate paleontologyChinese academy of sciencesFujian institute of geological surveyLate jurassicYanliao biotaGerman solnhofen limestonesCretaceous periodVertebrate paleontologyChinese academyFujian instituteGeological surveyZhenghe countyFujian provinceLate jurassic early cretaceiousLate jurassic northeast asia

Chinese fossil provides a new glimpse into early bird evolution

The story of early bird evolution has long fascinated scientists. It is well-established that birds descended from theropod dinosaurs.

Eric rallsInstitute of vertebrate paleontologyChinese academy of sciencesFujian institute of geological surveyLate jurassicZhenghe countyVertebrate paleontologyChinese academyFujian instituteGeological surveyEarly cretaceousYanliao biotaZhenghe faunaJehol biota

Pheasant-sized dinosaur was a birdlike swamp creature

The new species has some physical traits shared with extinct avialans, bird-like troodontids, and theropod dinosaurs called dromaeosaurids.

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Chinese paleontologists find new fossil link in bird evolution

Chinese paleontologists find new fossil link in bird evolution
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Chinese paleontologists find new fossil link

A joint research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and the Fujian Institute of Geological Survey (FIGS) described and analyzed a new 150-million-year-old avialan theropod from Zhenghe County, Fujian Province.

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