Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 13:58 IST
The scientists have not been able to determine whether the fossil is a male or female. But based on their findings of modern birds, they believe it to be a male. Discovery of chicken-sized dinosaur amazes scientists | Photo Credit: Twitter
Earlier this year, a 120-million-year-old fossil, that was discovered in China helped researchers and scientists to bridge the gap between dinosaurs and modern birds.
After researchers analysed and studied the fossil, the species was dubbed as ‘Wulong bohaiensis’ or the dancing dragon’ and described as a strange mix between a bird and a dinosaur.
The researchers from China and the United States said the dinosaur was about the size of a raven with a long and bony tail. Further study revealed its body was covered with feathers with two plumes at the end of the tail. The specimen has feathers on its limbs and tail that we associate with adult birds, but it had other fea
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