THE GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CHINA
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Birds of a Feather?
China's mysterious 'feathered dinosaurs' fly into Europe
The feathered Dromaeosaur — known
as "Fuzzy Raptor" — is seen in the second of two opposing slabs
dated to 130 million years old. Its pose is similar to that of its
close ancestor, the oldest known proto-bird Archaeopteryx
lithographica. Another of its ancestors was Velociraptor,
a bi-pedal carnivore made (in)famous by the Steven Spielberg film,
Jurassic Park. Scientists believe Dromaeosaur could not fly
but speculate it would run toward its prey, then silently glide in
for the kill.
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