A group of University of Kansas researchers working with Chinese colleagues have discovered a venomous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China. This is the first report of venom in the lineage that leads to modern birds. “This thing is a venomous bird for all intents and purposes,” said Larry Martin, […]
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Poisonous prehistoric ‘raptor’ discovered by research team from Kansas and China
January 30th, 2013 
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1 Comment »WFS Dinosaur Diary : Sinocalliopteryx
August 30th, 2012 riffin Sinocalliopteryx (meaning ‘Chinese beautiful feather’) is a genus of carnivorous ciomsognathid theropod dinisaurs from the lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation if China (Jianshangou Beds, dating to 124.6 Ma). While similar to the related Huaxiagnathus, Sinocalliopteryx were larger, and at 2.37 meters (7.78 ft) in length, includes the largest known compsognathid specimen. Sinocalliopteryx was a bipedal predator. The preserved length of the holotype specimen is 237 […]
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August 30th, 2012 riffin A rare dino-fossil has led researchers at the University of Alberta to a discovery they say may forever change the way the Cretaceous period is looked at. After unearthing two well preserved fossils from China’s Liaoning province, researchers have been able to get a more clear grasp of the eating habits of Sinocalliopteryx, a feathered, […]
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