A new dinosaur: Flying without feathers (original) (raw)

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  1. Adam Levy
  2. Kerri Smith

Birds evolved from dinosaurs – but it wasn’t a smooth transition. Plenty of creatures tried different ways to get into the air – like this newly discovered dinosaur species, Yi qi, unearthed in China. This pigeon-sized creature had elongated fingers that held a membrane wing, more like a bat than a bird. In this Nature Video, we look at what makes this fossil so special, and consider what this dinosaur may have looked like.

Read the paper: A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00364-x

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