Dinosaur species found
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2012-04-06 08:02
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A picture of a newly discovered feathered dinosaur species, Yutyrannus huali, which means "beautiful, feathered tyrant" in a combination of Latin and Mandarin. Xinhua |
Scientists have discovered a new feathered dinosaur species that lived in the Early Cretaceous Period, about 125 million years ago, in northeastern China. The new findings, which are significant, provide direct evidence of the presence of extensively feathered dinosaurs and offer new insights into early feather evolution.
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