Learn how a species with shockingly long strides might have used its arms for a unique form of flight-like movement.
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The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, and, just like last year, scientists have made an amazing number of dinosaur discoveries.
The bones comprising them were relatively long compared to those of related dinosaurs ... Like its non-flying close relatives, Microraptor had elongated bones lining the top and underside of ...
While the smallest dinosaurs, such as the bird-like Microraptor, weighed hundreds of grams, the bee hummingbird weighs just 2g. "Animals that become very small have to deal with specific problems ...
The research team looked at the preserved plumage of a Microraptor, a Beipiaosaurus, and a Sinornithosaurus dinosaur as well as an early bird in the shape of Confuciusornis. The study suggests ...
In 2018, a South Korean team described the smallest known footprints attributed to a carnivorous dinosaur, likely a Microraptor, discovered near the southern town of Jinju in South Korea.
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Dinosaurs Evolved Feathers for Far More Than Flight
Most famously, feathers allowed early birds and related dinosaurs like Microraptor to take to the air. But paleontologists ...
Dinosaurs are a group of reptiles that dominated the land for over 140 million years (more than 160 million years in some parts of the world). They evolved diverse shapes and sizes, from the fearsome ...