A fossil of a bird-like dinosaur with four wings has been discovered in northeastern China. The specimen bridges a critical gap in the transition from dinosaurs to birds, and reveals new insights into the origin evolution of feathers. The transition from dinosaurs to birds is poorly understood because of the lack of well-preserved fossils, and […]
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Feathery Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China Bridges Transition To Birds
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525 Million Years Old Fossil Of Sea Creature –Shows Soft Parts of Body Including Tentacles
September 7th, 2013 Riffin Researchers from China, Leicester and Oxford have discovered a remarkable fossil which sheds new light on an important group of primitive sea creatures. The 525-million-year-old fossil belongs to a group of tentacle-bearing creatures which lived inside hard tubes. Previously only the tubes have been seen in detail but this new specimen clearly shows the soft […]
